US D-Day Black Medic

Jun 7, 2024

A soldier of the First U.S. Army holds a portrait of 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, being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in recognition of the heroism and determination he showed treating troops under heavy enemy fire , on Omaha Beach in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on Friday, June 7, 2024, (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

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