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WWII Medal of Honor recipient to lie in state at US Capitol

Area residents arrive to show their respect before the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams passes by on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) Marine Corps League veterans salute as the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams moves along Interstate 64 on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) People salute the casket of Hershel "Woody" Williams set up in the first floor rotunda of the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., for visitation on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Williams, 98, a West Virginian who was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died on Wednesday, June 29. His funeral is set for Sunday, July 3. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP) Marine Corps League veterans wave as the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams moves along Interstate 64 on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) Area residents arrive to show their respect before the funeral procession for Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams passes by on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in Teays Valley, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) FILE - Woody Williams, 94, the only living Marine Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, gets ready to assist with the coin toss, before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. 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. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)