Medal
of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams is among 12 Medal of Honor winners
from World War II whose photograph will be seen in a new memorial stamp series
issued by the U.S. Postal Service.
The
Postal Service is issuing the “Medal of Honor” Forever stamps as a way to
recognize the living while still paying respect to all 464 Medal of Honor
recipients.
The
stamps are set to go on sale Veterans Day. A First-Day-of-Issue dedication
ceremony for the stamps is scheduled for Monday at 9 a.m. at the National World
War II Memorial.
At
the time of design, there was only 12 of the World War II Medal of Honor
recipients still living. Three of the 12 men depicted on the stamps have since
died.
Williams, 90, of Ona, earned
his Medal of Honor for actions taken in the hard-fought battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
