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D-Day, Black World
80 years after D-Day, family of Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated 200 wounded men — all while small arms and artillery fire pummeled the beach — before collapsing from his injuries and blood loss.
Black D-Day Hero Finally Receives Medal After Family Pushes for Recognition
Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black World War II combat medic, received the Distinguished Service Cross decades after his death.
Black Maryland medic gets posthumous recognition, medal for D-Day heroism
Waverly Woodson Jr. received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroic actions on D-Day that may have saved 200 lives. But the award came posthumously and only after years of fighting by his family for the honor.
80 years after D-Day, the family of a Black World War II combat medic who later lived in Maryland receives his heroism medal
Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s 95-year-old widow was presented Tuesday with the Distinguished Service Cross he was awarded posthumously for his extraordinary heroism.
80 years after D-Day, Black medic's widow receives his medal for heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II.
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More countries are somehow involved in violent conflicts than any time since World War II
In addition to the major conflicts dominating the daily headlines, nearly half of 195 nation states are partially involved in ...
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World War II hero's remains identified, returned to Racine after 80 years
In a life cut too short, it's what happened after Staff Sgt. Ralph Bode's death has helped seal his legacy. It was at the ...
American Rifleman
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The Firearm War Trophies Of World War II
A tremendous number of firearms were obtained by American GIs in every theater of World War II, despite discouragement from U ...
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We Underfunded Our Libraries Once. It Almost Lost Us World War II
The fact is that the health of the nation’s libraries is a national security issue. We learned this lesson once, and ...
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Through DNA, grandfather killed in World War II united with family he never knew
AGAWAM — The Woo family, with roots in China, Los Angeles and here in the Pioneer Valley, had long sought a medal honoring a ...
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World War II Airman’s Remains Identified After 79 Years
Staff Sgt. John A. Tarbert of the Air Force died weeks before his son was born, but he was accounted for only this year.
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Ponca City designated as a World War II Heritage City by National Park Service
PONCA CITY – Ponca City and Kay County are among the newest designations in the World War II Heritage City program that ...
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Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation
Paratroopers from the Dutch Air Mobile Brigade and 12 other NATO nations took part in jumps watched by WWII veterans and ...
NewsDakota
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Valley City Designated an American World War II Heritage City
Valley City has been designated an American World War II Heritage City. Dr. Turkiya L. Lowe, Supervisory Historian and ...
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World War II veteran honored during surprise ceremony in Cherry Hill
Surrounded by his family, 97-year-old William Gerald Schumacher, who served in World War II, was honored in Cherry Hill.
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80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is being honored ...
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‘It Was Very Important To Me’: Kate Winslet Tells Us One Way Lee Influenced Her Life After Playing The Iconic War Photojournalist
And it was very important to me that that camera never ever felt like a prop. It had to really feel like something I was ...
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