Black World War II hero from Maryland finally honored after treating 200 on D-Day

WASHINGTON – Army Medic Waverly Woodson, who treated 200 wounded men on D-Day, was finally awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on Tuesday after a decadeslong push for recognition. Woodson’s widow and his son attended the ceremony in Washington hosted by Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen. Waverly Woodson died in…

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