U.S. Marine Corps photo by Edwin Wriston/Released 220703-Z-FC129-1627.JPG
Jul 6, 2022
Official imagery from the memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer 4 Herschel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, held at the West Virginia State Capitol, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Born in Quiet Dell, West Virginia in 1923, Williams, 98, was awarded the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” while he served as a demolition sergeant serving with the 21st Marines, third Marine Division while fighting Japanese forces on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. At the time of his death on June 29, 2022, he was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
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NIKON D5
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70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
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28/10
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1/500
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11400
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