Trump Authorizes Medal of Honor Monument Site on National Mall, Near Lincoln Memorial
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 10
Trump Authorizes Medal of Honor Monument Site on National Mall, Near Lincoln Memorial
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 10
Summary
Trump signed the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act in Arlington, Texas, clearing the way for the monument to be placed within the National Mall's protected Reserve.
The law does not create the monument itself—Congress already authorized that in 2021—but allows it to be built near the Lincoln Memorial, with the exact site still to be chosen by the National Park Service.
15 of the 65 living Medal of Honor recipients attended the ceremony, where Trump and museum leaders cast the project as a permanent tribute to military valor and sacrifice.
The museum foundation said the monument effort won 8 unanimous votes in Congress over 6 years, and the project will rely on private fundraising rather than federal construction money.
Named for Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient until his 2022 death, the measure adds momentum to a broader push to memorialize recipients in Washington.