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Friends remember local WWII veteran who died en route to D-Day commemoration
13WHAM Rochester· 6 hours agoWorld War II veteran Robert Persichitti from Fairport died while traveling to Normandy, France on...
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Army Times· 17 minutes agoAn Army captain earlier this year became the first soldier to be granted approval to display the traditional ink. Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take ...
Biden expected to sign executive order on immigration this week, sources say
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoPresident Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that would allow the United...
Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honored
Military Times via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was...
Utah-made flags to fly over Normandy to commemorate 80 years since D-Day landings
KTVX via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoColonial Flag in Sandy is preparing to send American flags to Normandy to mark 80 years since D-Day,...
Kansans are in France to commemorate D-Day anniversary
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Two people from the metro area are in France to mark the 80th anniversary of ...
Black Army medic who saved 200 troops on D-Day awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Task & Purpose· 6 hours ago“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” Woodson Woodson talked to the Associated...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 hours agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
These watches have actual pieces of D-Day history in them
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoBased on the 1944 A-11 watch from their archives, this commemorative piece features real sand from...
Mexico Elects First Female President in Landslide Election
Foreign Policy Magazine· 2 hours agoFormer Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum won Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday, becoming...