Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Family and members of his former unit gathered next to Waverly B. Woodson Jr.’s gravesite to present his widow with two medals ...

First Army's Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Prosser, left, presents Joann Woodson with her late husband's Combat Medic Badge during a 2023 ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Woodson received her ...

A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army ...

Just a few days after turning 100, Tony Battaglia shared his recollections as a U.S. Army medic serving in the embattled Aleutian Islands during World War II. "It was a long time ago," the Honesdale ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — A World War II combat medic posthumously received the Bronze Star and the Combat Medic Badge at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday as lawmakers and advocates continue to fight ...

Walter Knight, 101, pictured in his Colorado Springs home on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a medic in the Pacific during World War II. Knight worked as a watchmaker ...

Just a few days after turning 100, Tony Battaglia shared his recollections as a U.S. Army medic serving in the embattled Aleutian Islands during World War II. "It was a long time ago," the Honesdale ...

At age 103, former U.S. Army medic Andrew "Tim" Kiniry of Minotola on Dec. 11, 2024 received a Legion of Honour medal for service in World War II.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a medal ceremony for Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr., to be posthumously honored with the Bronze Star and Combat Medic Badge at Arlington National Cemetery on ...