As he recounted his experiences during the Vietnam War, Medal of Honor recipient Gary “Mike” Rose briefly digressed from his narrative several times to convey his gratitude to the craft
The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler's defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II.
woodson the distinguished service cross the nation s second-highest honore that can be awarded for combat bravery. and here with b, now we have the honore of having the son of corporal waverly woodson, steven woodson along with him, his garrett graff, who was the author of when the sea came alive an oral history of d-day. and he is profiling corporal whitson story with his article. the forgotten hero of d-day steve, i m so glad that you are here today and what an honor to learn more about your father. the idea of this recognition and i understand the army is going to bring the metal to the omaha beach that before it s handed it to your family? it is literally going to touch the space and the place where he should have been rightfully honored. how is that feeling for you oh, it s incredible. i had the opportunity to go to omaha beach last year. obvious part of filming with a documentary. and when i got on
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
Even though some are more than 100 years old, they flew to Normandy to mark the day 80 years ago they fought for the liberation of Europe and lost their friends.