Trump Signs Bill Authorizing 'Medal of Honor' Monument on the National Mall

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill on the 10th (local time) authorizing the establishment of a monument for Medal of Honor recipients on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

President Trump signed the bill into law during a visit to the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas.

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States.

While the Commemorative Works Act generally prohibits the erection of new monuments within the reserve district of the National Mall, this bill grants a special exception for the museum foundation to build the Medal of Honor monument.

The bill passed the Senate on March 25, passed the House on the 31st of last month, and was transmitted to President Trump on the 2nd of this month.

The official title of the legislation is the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.

Hershel "Woody" Williams received the Medal of Honor for his distinguished valor during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific War, and at the time of his passing in 2022, he was the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

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