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

Sep. 24, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Decades later, and nearly 20 years after his...