Finally!!!

A long overdue reward for what he did, that was classified for over 50 years!

Naval aviator Capt. Royce Williams, 100, is set to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1952 actions during the Korean War, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced on Wednesday.

Issa has played a significant role in Williams’ recognition, introducing the “Valor Has No Expiration Act” in 2025 to extend and expand upon the 1996 National Defense Authorization Act. Introduced last June, the act was instrumental in highlighting Williams’ Korean War record.

Full article, HERE from Military Times. And the rest of the story, HERE.

This is just one story of many that has been buried by classification for many years...

There are other stories out there, as poignant, as horrific, and as normal as any, but where/when/how they happened meant they were ‘shielded’ behind classification. Usually that meant 50 year classification.

I, for one, am happy to see the good captain get recognition while he was still alive. The ‘biggest’ reason his battle was classified was he was shooting down Russian pilots, not North Koreans in an F9F-5 Panther, which was considered inferior to the Mig-15s he shot down!

Bravo Zulu, Captain Williams!