The secretary and Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, vice chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, attend a White House ceremony at 1 p.m. EDT at which retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. will be awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during the Korean War. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
The secretary attends the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance groundbreaking ceremony at 6:30 p.m. EDT at 10 Daniel French Drive SW, Washington, D.C. The ceremony will be livestreamed on Defense.gov.