Group Of Senators Wants To Posthumously Award The Medal Of Honor To A Black Man
4 years, 3 months ago

Group Of Senators Wants To Posthumously Award The Medal Of Honor To A Black Man

NPR  

Group Of Senators Wants To Posthumously Award The Medal Of Honor To A Black Man A group of U.S. senators wants to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to a Black serviceman who took part in the D-Day landings in France during World War II. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation today to posthumously award the Congressional Medal of Honor to a D-Day veteran. BEARDSLEY: Woodson was given a Bronze Star, but there's evidence he may have been overlooked for a Medal of Honor because he was Black. BEARDSLEY: Joann Woodson says if the campaign is successful, she'll donate her husband's D-Day Medal of Honor to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism
3 months ago

80 years after D-Day the family of a Black World War II combat medic receives his medal for heroism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Waverly B. Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all while injured himself. “My father, if he could have been here today, would have been humbled.” The award, the second-highest honor …

Medal of Honor: Two Union soldiers posthumously receive awards for carrying out daring mission behind Confederate lines
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Medal of Honor: Two Union soldiers posthumously receive awards for carrying out daring mission behind Confederate lines

CNN  

CNN — Two Union soldiers from the American Civil War were posthumously awarded with the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on Wednesday, more than 160 years after being executed for their part in a daring mission against the Confederacy. “Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for their gallantry …

Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives

The Independent  

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Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives

Associated Press  

OMAHA BEACH, France — 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 the beach where he came ashore …

A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 II, is being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in recognition of the heroism and determination he showed treating troops under heavy enemy fire. Members of the First Army, which included Woodson’s …

Black Vietnam vet finally awarded Medal of Honor for bravery
1 year, 9 months ago

Black Vietnam vet finally awarded Medal of Honor for bravery

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly 60 years after he was recommended for the nation’s highest military award, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, received the Medal of Honor on Friday for his bravery in the Vietnam War. After a crowded White House ceremony, a grateful Davis emphasized the positive of …

'He never lost faith': Biden awards Medal of Honor to Black Vietnam War hero
1 year, 9 months ago

'He never lost faith': Biden awards Medal of Honor to Black Vietnam War hero

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden bestowed the Medal of Honor to one of the nation’s first Special Forces officers, who struggled for decades to earn recognition for his actions saving fellow soldiers during a grueling, day-long firefight in Vietnam. US President Joe Biden and Retired US Army Colonel Paris Davis arrive to a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of …

Black Vietnam veteran awarded Medal of Honor after decades-long wait
1 year, 9 months ago

Black Vietnam veteran awarded Medal of Honor after decades-long wait

LA Times  

President Biden on Friday bestows retired Army Col. Paris Davis with the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War. At a crowded White House ceremony, Davis emphasized the positive of the honor rather than negative of the delay, saying: “It is in the best interests of America that we do things like this.” Thanking President Biden, who …

Black Medic Who Saved Wounded Troops in WWII to be Awarded With Posthumous Medal Of Honor
4 years, 3 months ago

Black Medic Who Saved Wounded Troops in WWII to be Awarded With Posthumous Medal Of Honor

News 18  

Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black army medic who saved dozens of wounded troops on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day despite being severely wounded himself, deserves the Medal of Honor, said members of Congress on Tuesday as they announced legislation to posthumously award it to him. But U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who has been advocating for Woodson to …

Bill would give Black WWII medic posthumous Medal of Honor
4 years, 3 months ago

Bill would give Black WWII medic posthumous Medal of Honor

Associated Press  

Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black army medic who saved dozens of wounded troops on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day despite being severely wounded himself, deserves the Medal of Honor, said members of Congress on Tuesday as they announced legislation to posthumously award it to him. But U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who has been advocating for Woodson to …

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