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Video by Cpl. Justin Huffty
Ship Christening of CWO4 Hershel "Woody" Williams
1st Marine Division
Oct. 21, 2017 | 26:31
U.S. Marine Corps MajGen. Eric M. Smith, 1st Marine Division Commanding General and CWO4 Hershel “Woody” Williams (retired) and give remarks the christening of USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 21, 2017. CWO4 Williams received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher D. Thompson)
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