Legislators recently voted to give Woody Williams, the West Virginian who was America’s last World War II Medal of Honor recipient, a longstanding place of honor in the U.S. Capitol. The resolution honors Williams in the National Statuary Hall collection, which consists of 100 statues contributed by the 50 states. WVGOP leaders, including Chairman Herridge, are thrilled by this measure. Herridge said, “Woody Williams’ service to our state and country, coupled with his work later in life to serve and honor our Gold Star families, could never be adequately honored, but the U.S. Capitol is a great place to start. Thank you to our legislators for getting behind this project, and thank you to Tony Hodge for advocating so effectively for this and many projects that pay respects to our great veterans.”
