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Local WWII veteran remembers his time in the war
WAVY via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoCHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Horace Savage was almost 20 years old when he arrived on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. It was months after D-Day, but Savage...
Nearly 30 Years After His Death, Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., A Black Medic And D-Day Hero, Is Finally...
Black America Web· 10 hours agoD-Day, Jr., a Black army medic who saved nearly 200 lives during D-Day in 1944, is being posthumously honored for his heroic efforts. On June 3, Woodson ...
Watch: National D-Day Memorial 80th anniversary commemoration
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoBEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) — Every story lives on. That’s what the ceremony for the 80th anniversary of D...
National D-Day Memorial hosts 80th Anniversary event
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 13 hours agoThe National D-Day Memorial in Bedford hosted a ceremony Thursday morning, featuring Governor Glenn Youngkin, who spoke at the event. Thousands of people...
Black medic wounded on D-Day receives Distinguished Service Cross for treating hundreds under fire
EMS1.com· 17 hours agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
Former Dallas Mavericks player Delonte West arrested in Virginia
KDFW via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago(Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images) Since his basketball career ended, West has been arrested...
Scooter crackdown: DC police impound unregistered vehicles and arrest five in safety operation
NBC Washington· 6 hours agoD.C. police are cracking down on scooters, many driven by delivery drivers, saying many drivers are...
Pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom at the D-Day events in Hampton...
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads· 13 hours agoSeveral events are happening in the region and beyond Thursday through Sunday commemorating the...
Va. House speaker reconvening lawmakers on military tuition program
Washington Post· 7 hours agoEnough to reconvene the legislature later this month to fix one item in the state budget that limits...
Wyden concerned about ‘unacceptable’ conditions at Roseburg VA Health System
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe Roseburg VA Health Care System failed to evaluate more than half of the veterans under its care...