President Trump is expected to award a Medal of Honor during tonight’s State of the Union address to a 100-year-old Korean War veteran.
Veteran fighter pilot E. Royce Williams, a retired Navy captain, shot down four Soviet MiG-15 jets in a classified 1952 operation that remained hidden from the American public for decades, per CBS News.
U.S. Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams receives a Navy Cross for his actions during the Korean War. Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated the report, noting that he and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) had “passed a law to waive the time limits so that Captain Williams could receive the Medal of Honor he deserves.”
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The White House has not publicly commented on the expected honor.
