白宫称，新纪念碑将确保国家“永远铭记”荣誉勋章获得者的英勇与牺牲
2026年9月10日 美国东部时间下午5:04 / 福克斯新闻
作者：贾斯敏·贝尔
特朗普在国家荣誉勋章博物馆与荣誉勋章获得者会面
2026年9月10日，得克萨斯州阿灵顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统在参观国家荣誉勋章博物馆期间与荣誉勋章获得者握手。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统周四签署法案，批准未来的国家荣誉勋章纪念碑选址于华盛顿特区国家广场保护区内，靠近林肯纪念堂，此次签署仪式在得克萨斯州阿灵顿举行，以表彰荣誉勋章获得者。
特朗普在参观国家荣誉勋章博物馆并会见了十几位获得者后，在博物馆内签署了《赫尔舍·“伍迪”·威廉姆斯国家荣誉勋章纪念碑选址法案》。
该法案本身并未创建纪念碑——国会已于2021年批准建造这座纪念碑——而是允许未来的纪念碑选址于国家广场保护区内，这片受保护区域包含华盛顿一些最著名的纪念碑和纪念设施。
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2026年9月10日周四，得克萨斯州阿灵顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统在国家荣誉勋章博物馆活动中登台演讲。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普在登台签署仪式前与获得者们打招呼并握手。
“我们有幸邀请到了65位在世国会荣誉勋章获得者中的15位，”特朗普对观众说道。
“当我看到国会荣誉勋章获得者时，那些在世的，很多已经离世了。他们战死沙场。有些战役……我读到过当时的战场铭文。那种英勇程度令人难以置信，”特朗普说道。
该法案以威廉姆斯的名字命名，他是一名海军陆战队员，因在硫磺岛战役中的表现获得荣誉勋章，2022年去世时是最后一位在世的二战荣誉勋章获得者。
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特朗普回顾了威廉姆斯的英勇事迹，随后表彰了出席仪式的威廉姆斯家人。
“在硫磺岛战役中，他为美军胜利开辟了道路， literally carved a path，让士兵能够进入并突破敌人据点构成的致命包围圈，”特朗普说道。
“他来回穿梭，不停往返，”特朗普继续说道，“一个接一个地拔除机枪阵地，他奋战了数小时。人们都说从未见过如此壮举。”
国家荣誉勋章博物馆基金会主席夏洛特·琼斯表示，周四有16位全国65位在世的荣誉勋章获得者出席了博物馆活动。
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2022年7月14日，华盛顿特区，赫尔舍·伍德罗·“伍迪”·威廉姆斯的灵柩在国会大厦东前中央台阶上被抬下，此前他曾躺在国会大厦供人瞻仰。（安娜·罗斯·莱登）
“这不是一座战争博物馆。这是一座关于心灵、勇气、牺牲和爱国主义的博物馆，”琼斯说道。
博物馆基金会表示，六年来，为创建和选址这座纪念碑的努力在国会共获得了八次投票，全部以全票通过。据基金会称，此次选址法案也在两院获得全票通过。
琼斯表示，两党支持反映了荣誉勋章及其相关价值观的重要性。
“这就是荣誉勋章的感召力，”琼斯说道，“这也是这个项目意义所在。”
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2026年9月10日周四，得克萨斯州阿灵顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统在国家荣誉勋章博物馆活动中签署《赫尔舍·“伍迪”·威廉姆斯国家荣誉勋章纪念碑选址法案》。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
未来的纪念碑将选址于林肯纪念堂附近，但其具体地点尚未选定。国家公园管理局将确定具体点位，基金会表示，之后将启动设计竞赛。
据基金会称，建造纪念碑不会使用联邦资金，所有所需资金将由基金会筹集。
特朗普也回顾了出席周四仪式的获得者们所代表的牺牲。
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2026年9月10日，得克萨斯州阿灵顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统在国家荣誉勋章博物馆签署《赫尔舍·“伍迪”·威廉姆斯国家荣誉勋章纪念碑选址法案》。（布兰登·斯米亚洛夫斯基/法新社通过盖蒂图片社）
“像他们这样的人，在国家需要英雄时挺身而出，”特朗普说道。
“他们从战场上背下伤员，来回运送，”他继续说道，“他们用身体为战友筑起盾牌。他们主动挡在子弹前，就像这样，直面子弹。这太了不起了。这些人太了不起了。”
特朗普表示，未来的纪念碑和博物馆一道，将为永久保存这些故事提供途径。
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2026年9月10日周四，得克萨斯州阿灵顿，唐纳德·特朗普总统在国家荣誉勋章博物馆活动中签署法案后举起《赫尔舍·“伍迪”·威廉姆斯国家荣誉勋章纪念碑选址法案》。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
“有了这座博物馆和华盛顿特区的新纪念碑，美国将永远，永远不会忘记他们的所作所为、他们所冒的风险、他们付出了多大代价、他们对家人意味着什么，以及他们对我们国家意味着什么，”特朗普说道。
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白宫告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，此次签署仪式旨在表彰获得者们的服役与牺牲。
“荣誉勋章获得者代表着美国最优秀的品质。特朗普总统今天表彰了他们的勇气，而新纪念碑将确保国家永远铭记他们的英勇与牺牲，”白宫发言人莉兹·赫斯顿说道。
贾斯敏·贝尔是福克斯新闻数字频道突发新闻撰稿人，报道领域包括政治、军事、围绕生命与家庭政策的法律辩论，以及信仰与文化议题。
Trump signs act clearing the way for Medal of Honor monument on National Mall
White House says new monument will ensure nation ‘never forgets’ Medal of Honor recipients’ valor and sacrifice
September 10, 2026 5:04pm EDT / Fox News
By Jasmine Baehr
Trump greets Medal of Honor recipients at the National Medal of Honor Museum
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Medal of Honor recipients during a visit to the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, Sept. 10, 2026.
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President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday authorizing the future National Medal of Honor Monument to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., near the Lincoln Memorial, during a ceremony honoring Medal of Honor recipients in Arlington, Texas.
Trump signed the Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act at the National Medal of Honor Museum after touring the museum and meeting more than a dozen recipients.
The legislation does not create the monument itself, which Congress previously authorized in 2021. Instead, it allows the future monument to be located within the Reserve, a protected area of the National Mall that includes some of Washington’s most prominent monuments and memorials.
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President Donald Trump takes the stage during an event at the National Medal of Honor Museum on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump greeted and shook hands with recipients before taking the stage for the signing ceremony.
“We’re privileged to have with us 15 of the 65 living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor,” Trump told the audience.
“When I see the recipients of the Congressional Medal, those that are living, many are dead. They died. And they died in battle. Some of the battles are … I read inscriptions of what took place. That level of bravery is incredible,” Trump said.
The act is named for Williams, a Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima and was the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient when he died in 2022.
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Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Hershel Woody Williams salutes while standing at the new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in downtown Pensacola Nov. 10, 2020.(Gregg Pachkowski/Imagn)
Trump recounted Williams’ heroism before recognizing members of his family who attended the ceremony.
“In the Battle of Iwo Jima, he carved a path to American victory, literally carved a path so soldiers could get in and win through a deadly gantlet of enemy strongholds,” Trump said.
“And back and forth, he went. He just kept going back and forth,” Trump continued. “And one machine gun nest after another. He knocked [them] out, and he did it for hours and hours. People said they’ve never seen anything quite like it.”
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation Chairman Charlotte Jones said 16 of the nation’s 65 living Medal of Honor recipients were present at the museum Thursday.
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The coffin of Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams is carried down the East Front Center Steps of the U.S. Capitol during a ceremony after lying in honor in Washington, D.C., July 14, 2022.(Anna Rose Layden)
“This is not a war museum. This is a museum about heart, about courage, about sacrifice and patriotism,” Jones said.
The museum foundation said the effort to create and locate the monument has received eight votes in Congress over six years, all unanimously. The location act itself also passed both chambers without opposition, according to the foundation.
Jones said that bipartisan support reflected the significance of the Medal of Honor and the values associated with it.
“That is the inspirational power of the Medal of Honor,” Jones said. “And that is why this project matters.”
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President Donald Trump signs the Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act during an event at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, Thursday.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The future monument will be located near the Lincoln Memorial, though its precise site has not yet been selected. The National Park Service will award the specific site, after which the foundation said it will launch a design competition.
No federal funds will be used to construct the monument, according to the foundation, which will raise the money needed for the project.
Trump also reflected on the sacrifices represented by the recipients gathered for Thursday’s ceremony.
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President Donald Trump signs the Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas.(Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
“People like this, they stood tall when their country needed heroes,” Trump said.
“They carried the wounded out of battle and on their own backs and carried them back and forth,” he continued. “They gave their bodies the shields for their brothers at arms. They stood in the way of bullets, purposely standing just like this and taking bullets. And it’s amazing. These are amazing.”
Trump said the future monument, together with the museum, would provide a permanent way to preserve those stories.
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President Donald Trump holds up the Hershel “Woody” Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act after signing it during an event at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“With this museum and a new monument in Washington, D.C., America will never, ever forget what they did and what they risked and how much they risked, what they meant to their families and what they’ve meant to our country,” Trump said.
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The White House told Fox News Digital the signing was intended to recognize the recipients’ service and sacrifice.
“Medal of Honor recipients represent the very best of America. President Trump honored their courage today, and a new monument will ensure the nation never forgets their valor and sacrifice,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said.
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.
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