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OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A 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 he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in . . .
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Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives WV News Source link
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OMAHA BEACH – A 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 he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers . . .
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JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press 4 hours ago Soldiers of the First U.S. Army hold a ceremony on Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Friday, June 7, 2024, to honor Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France during World War […]
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OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A 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 he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on […]
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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails A 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 […]
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