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Tulsa Marine saved others before he died | Only in Oklahoma
Tulsa World· 1 day agoAlbert Schwab, 24, a Marine for only a year when he died May 7, 1945, was called Tulsa's outstanding...
How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis article is republished from The Conversationhere. Among the many Allied military units storming...
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He's finally being posthumously honored
CBS19 News Charlottesville· 4 days agoBraafladt said after the war the U.S. military made a deliberate effort to reduce its massive...
Black Army medic who saved 200 troops on D-Day awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Task & Purpose· 4 days agoCorporal Waverly Woodson was 21 on June 6, 1944, when he landed on Omaha Beach as a combat medic...
4 American heroes on D-Day
Fox News· 1 day agoBarrett, who landed at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, "in the face of extremely heavy enemy fire," saved American lives by bringing wounded soldiers to an...
‘The first wave went through hell:’ The 16th Infantry Regiment’s role in victory on D-Day
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAmong the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th...
Black medic wounded on D-Day receives Distinguished Service Cross for treating hundreds under fire
EMS1.com· 2 days agoWaverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day...
Heroic soldier is honored at last | Only in Oklahoma
Tulsa World· 2 days agoIt was an act of valor, and his commanding officer nominated Rivers for a Medal of Honor. The medal was finally awarded posthumously ...
Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoA medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach...
How Saving Private Ryan's D-Day sequence changed the way we see war
BBC News· 2 days agoToday marks 80 years since the momentous World War Two Allied operation – and back in 1998, Steven...