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Video by Cpl. Cody Woods

CWO 4 Hershel "Woody" Williams Gold Star Tree

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego

Oct. 24, 2017 | 37:06

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel “Woody” Williams (retired), the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific Theater during World War II, participates in the planting of a Gold Star tree at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on October 19th, 2017. The trees are planted to remember the two Marines that gave their life protecting Williams during the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cody R. Woods and LCpl. Austin B. Sowles)