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

Joann Woodson kneels at the gravesite of her husband, Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Linda Hervieux via AP hide caption

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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, which were so important that Germans plotted to kill them.

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

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