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Trump Signs Woody Williams Medal of Honor Monument Act

9/11/2026

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Trump Signs Monument

U.S. President Donald Trump signed Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Monument Act at National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas on Sept. 10, 2026.
Coverage framed the signing around Trump’s self-promoting jokes and draft-dodger allegations, linking the monument to his unrelated economic bragging.
Trump joked he could award the Medal of Honor, claiming he studied it.
Fifteen of the sixteen living Medal of Honor recipients were present at the signing.

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Trump Signs Monument

President Donald Trump signed Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Monument Location Act at Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas Sept. 10, 2026.
The ceremony highlighted personal heroism and bipartisan unanimity while Trump personally honored Medal of Honor recipients and their families.
Trump greeted and shook hands with 15 of the 65 Medal of Honor recipients present.
The act authorizes a National Mall Reserve site but provides no federal construction funding.

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Trump Signs Monument

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Monument Location Act at Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas Sept. 10, 2026.
During the ceremony, Trump repeatedly joked that he would award himself and his sons the Medal of Honor, presenting the remarks as humor.
Rep. Blake Moore and Rep. Marc Veasey introduced the bipartisan bill, passed unanimously in 2021.

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Historical Context

The National Medal of Honor Museum, chosen for Arlington, Texas in October 2019, opened March 25 2025 after a $150 million build by its foundation. Congress authorized a Medal of Honor monument in 2021, signed by President Biden, establishing a federal memorial precedent. On September 10 2026, President Trump signed the Williams Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, funding a permanent tribute to veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams at the Arlington site.

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Trump Signs Monument

U.S. President Donald Trump signed Hershel “Woody” Williams Medal of Honor Monument Act at National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas on Sept. 10, 2026.
Coverage framed the signing around Trump’s self-promoting jokes and draft-dodger allegations, linking the monument to his unrelated economic bragging.
Trump joked he could award the Medal of Honor, claiming he studied it.
Fifteen of the sixteen living Medal of Honor recipients were present at the signing.

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