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Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was an Army medic in an African American battalion who helped save scores of lives at Normandy on D-Day. On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to posthumously award him a Medal of Honor.

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Senators Push For Medal Of Honor For Late Black Medic Who Saved Lives At Normandy

5:19pm September 09, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.

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Hazmat suits hang next to the canal that leads from Balaklava Bay to the heart of the underground base.

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Now A Museum, This USSR Submarine Base Was Built To Endure U.S. Nukes — And Retaliate

12:43pm July 21, 2018

by Lucian Kim

A once-secret underground naval base in Crimea designed to preserve Soviet submarines in case of a nuclear attack is now a museum with an anti-American message.

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An Army horse wears a gas mask to guard against German gas attacks.

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The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them

6:28am April 06, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

April 6 marks 100 years since the U.S. entered World War I. Years before, the U.S. supported the effort by sending over thousands of horses — who were so important that Germans plotted to kill them.