By Charles Young, WV News
WASHINGTON (WV News) — The first bill introduced by Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., is named in honor of a beloved West Virginia icon.
Justice introduced the “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act” on Wednesday. The bill would authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a permanent monument on the National Mall.
“Medal of Honor recipients have displayed bravery in the face of adversity, and it is important for us to pay tribute,” Justice said. “This bill is the least we can do to honor their heroic deeds with a permanent place on the National Mall. Folks like Woody Williams represent the very best of our country, and the sacrifices they make to protect our freedoms should never be forgotten.”
Williams, a native of Marion County and the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from WWII, died in June 2022 at the age of 98.
