As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, the United States pays tribute to one of its heroes, Army medic Corporal Waverly Woodson Jr. who was recently posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest military decoration for Army members.
Corporal Woodson served in the all-black 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, a unit tasked with deploying balloons to protect soldiers from Nazi fighter planes during World War II. He displayed exceptional bravery and dedication during the invasion of Normandy, where he was seriously wounded but continued to treat his fellow soldiers for 30 hours amidst the chaos of the attack.
