« L’histoire a largement oublié les quelque 2 000 soldats noirs qui se trouvaient à Omaha Beach et Utah Beach le 6 juin 1944 », souligne Linda Hervieux, autrice de Forgotten : The Untold Story of D-Day’s Black Heroes, at Home and at War
Waverly Woodson Medal of Honor bill
Exciting news! Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland has taken the fight to win a Medal of Honor for Waverly Woodson to the next level. Van Hollen has teamed up with a coalition of bipartisan legislators to introduce a bill in the Senate and House calling on the President to award Woodson our nation’s highest honor.
Van Hollen announced the news Sept. 8 at a Zoom press conference attended by Joann Woodson, Woodson’s wife, and his legislative partners. This is looking good!
Al Sharpton interviews Linda on MSNBC's PoliticsNation
Al Sharpton interviewed Linda Hervieux at MSNBC's studios in Rockefeller Center.
Should D'Day's hero medic, Waverly Woodson, receive the Medal of Honor? That was question Al Sharpton explored on his MSNBC show PoliticsNation. Woodson, dubbed the invasion's No. 1 hero by the black press, was nominated for the nation's highest honor, though he never received it. His widow, Joann Woodson, eloquently made the case to Sharpton about her husband's heroism. Linda's Hervieux's book FORGOTTEN: The Untold Story of D-Day's Black Heroes, At Home and At War, makes the case for Woodson to posthumously receive this important award. See the interview here.