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A look back at D-Day
On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower seized the moment to order airdrops of paratroopers and gliders behind enemy lines.
By Jon Guttman, History Net
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Lawmakers want this African-American soldier to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for actions on D-Day
“Corporal Woodson was a hero who saved dozens, if not hundreds, of lives on Omaha Beach," the lawmakers wrote in their letter to the Army.
By Kyle Rempfer