Well, it's done.
CAPTAIN Royce Williams, USN (ret) has been awarded the Medal of Honor. On 24 February, he received this supreme military award at the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. President Trump's wife, Melania, presented the award.
To say that 'this' is well deserved, "about time!" or any other positive superlative statements are understatements. Though every Medal of Honor story is gobsmackingly humbling, Royce's is of particular interest because of the depth, breadth, and time invested to make it so — many, many people rallied to see the award through including an enormous list of flag-rank officers, elected service people, media pundits, celebrities, and of course, History Geeks.
I was a teeny cog in that complex effort; for me, being such a 'teeny cog' is a life highlight!
It's one thing to meet a hero who answered circumstance's call so powerfully, it's another for that hero to continue on with a life of humility, excellence, integrity, duty, faith, hope, love... Royce is 'the best of us.'
Links to work I've been involved are below, but please don't take my word for it. Search/Research yourself and see where it takes you.
If you'd like a start, go here:
Prior post - click here.
OGTA film on Royce - click here.
DFC Society interview + OGTA film - click here.
Timeline of Royce's 18 Nov 1952 combat action - click here.
My substack on Royce - click here.
