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A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 5 days agoSteve Woodson speaks during a medal ceremony for his father, Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr., to be posthumously honored with the Bronze Star
Set in stone: Purple Heart Monument to be dedicated Aug. 7
The Marietta Times· 4 days agoJames “Doc” McCloughan speaks at the Medal of Honor ceremony in 2017 in Washington, D.C. McCloughan,...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
Associated Press via AOL· 5 days agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 5 days agoThe Distinguished Service Cross is the second-highest honor that can be bestowed on a member of the...
Medic wounded on D-Day being posthumously honored
The Columbian· 5 days agoThe Distinguished Service Cross is the second-highest honor that can be bestowed on a member of the Army and is awarded for extraordinary heroism. The...
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoThe June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity,...
Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoA medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where ...
Atlantic City Vet Remembered On D-Day With New WWII Monument: 'We Appreciate Your Service'
Daily Voice· 1 day agoThe city held a dedication ceremony for the Bernie Friedenberg World War II Memorial on Thursday,...
Reporter's notebook: A Black WWII hero is finally honored, 80 years after lifesaving D-Day courage
ABC News· 4 days agoNot far away, along the same trajectory, lies the Pentagon, where the question of how to honor...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored
Stars and Stripes· 6 days agoThe Distinguished Service Cross is the second-highest honor that can be bestowed on a member of the...