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一 |     WASHINGTON -- An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. His family and supporters continue to push for an even higher recognition they believe his heroism is owed.Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was a 21-year-old Army medic assigned to the only African American combat unit to land in Normandy on June 6, 1944. His landing craft took heavy fire and he was wounded before even getting to the beach, but for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men while under intense small arms and artillery fire before collapsing from his injuries and blood loss, according to accounts of his service.Woodson, who was born in Philadelphia and lived in Maryland with his wife, died in 2005. He spoke to The Associated Press in 1994 about his harrowing journey.“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns. “They were murder. Of our 26 Navy personnel there was only one left. They raked the whole top of the ship and killed all the crew. Then they started with the mortar shells.”He survived and was awarded the Bronze Star, but by the time the award was finalized he was in Hawaii preparing for the invasion of Japan so there was little in the way of ceremony. And he was never awarded a Combat Medic Badge, which denotes that a medic has been in combat. To rectify that wrong, his former unit applied for Woodson to receive the badge and it was approved in August.His widow, Joann, and his son, Steve, will be presented with both honors during the ceremony at Arlington, where Woodson is buried.“He truly was a hero on Omaha Beach," said Capt. Kevin Braafladt, the historian for First Army. Woodson's unit, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, was part of First Army during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. The battalion was responsible for setting up explosive-rigged balloons to deter enemy planes.At a time when the U.S. military was still segregated by race, about 2,000 African American troops are believed to have taken part in the invasion. The balloon battalion was the only African American combat unit.Woodson's supporters have been pushing for years to see him awarded the Medal of Honor for his exploits during the invasion that was key to turning the tide in the war. Although 1.2 million Black Americans served in the military during World War II, none was among the original recipients of the Medal of Honor awarded in the conflict. The Army commissioned a study in the early 1990s to analyze whether Black troops had been unjustly overlooked during an era of widespread racism and segregation in the military. Ultimately, seven Black World War II troops were awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997.At the time, Woodson's case was part of the study and the authors interviewed him. But, they wrote, his decoration case file couldn't be found and his personnel records destroyed in a 1973 fire at a military records facility. Braafladt said the U.S. military made a conscious effort to reduce paperwork after the war, and that the fire at a military records facility in Missouri also destroyed countless documents.His supporters aren't giving up. First Army and Braafladt have been on a mission to document Woodson's actions on D-Day in hopes of getting the Medal of Honor for him. Braafladt is convinced — “100%” — that Woodson was recommended at the time of the war for the Medal of Honor.One of the pieces of information pointing to that conclusion is a memo talking about how Woodson had been recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross but a top general decided the recommendation should be for the Medal of Honor instead.Braafladt first heard about Woodson's case around 2020 and has been obsessively searching for documents that will help make Woodson's case. He has not yet found the Medal of Honor recommendation letter, but along the way he has found documents he thinks buttress the case. Just last week he received the text describing Woodson's Bronze Star citation.“I’m one document away from getting an answer here and righting a wrong.” he said.U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland, where Woodson's widow now lives, has also been pushing since 2015 to have Woodson honored with the Medal of Honor, and has introduced legislation to that effect in Congress.Woodson's son said in a telephone interview that his father rarely talked about World War II until late in his life and then only in bits and pieces. The family would like to see him honored with the Medal of Honor not only to shine a spotlight on his heroism but to highlight the efforts of Woodson's unit and all Black troops. Steve Woodson said he'd be disappointed if his father does not get the Medal of Honor, but he's also grateful for all the recognition and honors that have come so far. “If he gets it, that’s fabulous. If he doesn’t, we will just continue to put his legacy forward,” he said.。    코레일 대전충남본부, 조치원역 1층에 개소                   [대전=뉴시스] 코레일 대전충남본부는 조치원역 1층에 지역상품 매장 '조치원ㄱ'을 조성하고 26일 개소식을 가졌다. (사진=코레일 대전충남본부 제공) 2026.08.26. [email protected] *재판매 및 DB 금지[대전=뉴시스] 김양수 기자 = 한국철도공사(코레일) 조치원역의 유휴공간이 지역상품 판매장으로 재탄생했다. 코레일 대전충남본부는 26일 조치원역 1층에서 원도심 활력을 위해 조성한 지역상품 매장 '조치원ㄱ' 개소 기념식을 열었다.조치원ㄱ은 코레일이 세종시, 세종창조경제혁신센터와 함께 추진한 '한글로(路) 조치원' 사업의 하나로 역 유휴공간을 단장해 카페와 디저트, 한글 굿즈 등 다양한 지역상품을 판매하는 공간이다.한글로 조치원은 교통 관문인 조치원을 한글과 지역 문화콘텐츠를 생산·소비하는 거점으로 만들고 지역상권과 관광을 연계해 원도심에 활력을 불어넣기 위해 추진하는 사업이다.매장명인 조치원ㄱ은 한글의 첫 자음인 '기역(ㄱ)'을 활용해 조치원 재생의 새로운 시작을 연다는 의미와 '조치원에 가다(GO)', '조치원을 기억하다' 등의 의미를 담고 있다.특히 운영기업 선정부터 조성, 사전 운영까지 전 과정이 방송 콘텐츠로 제작돼 지상파 방송사의 예능프로그램을 통해 전국에 소개될 예정이다. 코레일은 이 곳을 조치원역-전통시장-새내단길 등 구도심의 지역 관광명소를 연결하는 거점으로 활용할 계획이다.손명철 코레일 대전충남본부장은 "조치원역은 오래전부터 주변 지역을 연결하는 관문의 역할을 해왔다"며 "조치원ㄱ을 출발점으로 철도 인프라를 활용해 세종 전통시장과 새내단길 등 구도심을 로컬 관광명소로 조성해 나갈 것"이라고 말했다.。

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