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Congress salutes last WWII Medal of Honor recipient

The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Daughter Tracie Ross, left, wipes her eyes as the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) An honor guard carries flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams into the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in honor, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP) The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. “Woody” Williams is carried by joint service members into the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington, to lie in honor. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died at age 98. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP) FILE - Hershel "Woody" Williams, center, the sole surviving U.S. Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II, poses with fellow Marines at the Charles E. Shelton Freedom Memorial at Smothers Park, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Owensboro, Ky. Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022 He was 98. Williams' foundation announced on Twitter and Facebook that he died at the Veterans Affairs medical center bearing his name in Huntington. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP, File )