Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Hortence McKay klick! gallery

Family of Lt. Col. Hortense McKay and service members pose for a photo after the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Family of Lt. Col. Hortense McKay and service members pose for a photo after the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Patricia McKay Broback accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of her aunt Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Santiago Busa Jr., Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project regional director, speaks during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Santiago Busa Jr., left, Lt. Col. John Hobot, Patricia McKay Broback and Larry Osvold pose with the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Lt. Col. Hortense McKay after a ceremony Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Richard McKay, left, John McKay, Patricia McKay Broback and Maj. Gen. Johanna Clyborne pose with the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Lt. Col. Hortense McKay after a ceremony Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Larry Osvold and Col. Hope Williamson-Younce inspect Osvold's Congressional Gold medal after a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Minnesota National Guard members pose for a photo after the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Past Congressional Gold Medal recipients post with Patricia McKay Broback and David McKay after the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Patricia McKay Broback, John McKay and Richard McKay pose with the Congressional Gold Medal they accepted on behalf of their aunt Lt. Col. Hortense McKay during a ceremony Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Capt. Rachel Cochran addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts.

Col. Hope Williamson-Younce takes the stage during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at tge Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

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Patricia McKay Broback, right, niece of Lt. Col. Hortense McKay, holds the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously to her aunt during a ceremony Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd. Broback speaks with Minnesota Army National Guard Lt. Col. John Hobot, left, and Santiago Busa Jr., Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project regional director.

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for LTC Hortense McKay, U.S. Army Nurses Corps, Angel of Bataan and Corregidor at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts, Brainerd High School

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for LTC Hortense McKay, U.S. Army Nurses Corps, Angel of Bataan and Corregidor at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts, Brainerd High School

Hortence McKay Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

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Patricia McKay Broback, right, niece of Lt. Col. Hortense McKay, holds the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously to her aunt during a ceremony Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd. Broback speaks with Minnesota Army National Guard Lt. Col. John Hobot, left, and Santiago Busa Jr., Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project regional director.

Col. Hope Williamson-Younce takes the stage during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at tge Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Col. Hope Williamson-Younce takes the stage during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023, at tge Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Past Congressional Gold Medal recipients post with Patricia McKay Broback and David McKay after the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.

Service members present the colors during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Lt. Col. Hortense McKay Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd.