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Waverly Woodson - forgotten hero of D-Day.

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This was sent to me by a dear old friend over in the PNW, and, IMO, needs looking at.

Spread this. Call your congress persons.
This is a wrong that it is not too late to correct.


In honor of the 75th anniversary of World War II's D-Day, the Congressional Black Caucus has restarted a push for war hero Waverly Woodson Jr. to be recognized as such by the US Army. Woodson was one of the first Black soldiers to make it onto Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The 21-year-old's boat was hit by a mortar as they made it to the French shores and shrapnel tore apart one of his legs while killing the man next to him. Woodson was a medic from Philadelphia serving in an all-black battalion......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHA06Cst0sQ





 
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IMO.... He needs to be nominated for the C.M.H. Wounded and continuously helping other wounded while under constant fire from enemy forces sure meets the defination in my opinion. Corpsman have received this medal many times for saving or treating far less than the 300 he is credited with assisting. This would not be the first time a WWII veteran would be honored years after the heroic action took place. JMHO
 
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He'll have a better chance than most. Big push right now to find minorities who were "unjustly" deprived of recognition. His failure of recognition looks more unjust than many. May efforts succeed.
 
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