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Black medic wounded on D-Day to be honored for treating dozens of troops_我的网站

A |     冀时新闻报道 从平房到高楼，从村民到市民，拔节生长的雄安新区，装着十几万回迁群众热气腾腾的新生活。

B | 范立刚，就是回迁居民中的一员，凭着一手维修手艺和热心肠，他被大伙儿亲切称为"好人"，并和乡亲们一起融入新社区、开启新生活。系列报道《自豪！我是雄安人》，今天带您认识他。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：我叫范立刚，我是首批回迁容西片区的居民，我也是清泉社区志愿服务队的一名（成员）。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：通过这几年志愿服务活动，人们也给我起了好多外号。    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.。我还是喜欢给我叫"好人"。

C | 这声"好人"，是老范一趟趟爬楼、一件件维修攒出来的口碑。2022年9月，原容城县南张镇段庄村的范立刚搬入新居，成了容西片区最早一批回迁市民。刚住进新小区的新鲜劲儿还没过，他就先察觉到了老邻居们的难处。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：这回迁了之后，你说都是原先村的居民，你现在分散了，好多人也都不知道修什么东西，找谁去？上哪找去？也不太方便。2024年7月，清泉社区建起雄安新区首个社区公益服务站，"艺+巧手"维修志愿服务队也随之落地，范立刚成了队里的骨干。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：现在我们志愿服务队13个人。咱们社区工作人员在群里边发一下，说哪哪需要有什么维修，看看谁有时间，我们就会主动地、自动地报名前去，一同把这个事干好了。有意思的是，队伍里的人越聚越多。

D | 不只是维修，会理发的来了，懂缝纫的也来了，磨刀、治安巡逻……谁有手艺，谁有时间，都愿意搭把手。

E | 雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：就好像是什么呢？好像是针线，穿针引线，把各个村回迁群众联系到一起，凝聚到一块，成立一个新的大家庭。都在用自己的行动，来为雄安的建设、雄安的发展，做一些力所能及的事情。大家伙儿为什么这么主动？道理其实很简单：亲眼看着家乡越变越好，日子越过越舒心，便打心底里珍惜这片新家园。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 芦艳青：上哪哪是家，关键问题（是）你要踏下心来，你要怎么把家园建设好。从前脚下是沾着泥的田埂土路，如今眼前是绿树成荫的宽阔街道，熟悉的家乡，正以全新的模样，稳稳托举着他们的新生活。范立刚在这片土地上生活了几十年，这份变迁他感受得最真切。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：现在修了马路，小区，还有各种街角公园，15分钟生活圈肯定是能保障。现在确实生活挺方便的，这个变化也实实在在的，大家伙儿都看在眼里了，都记在心里了。居住环境提了质，精神生活也跟着富了起来。雄安新区的社区配套从规划之初就照着"适老适幼"标准打造，老年活动中心、健身广场、书画教室一应俱全，搬上楼的乡亲们，很快就找到了新的乐趣与圈子。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 杨士芬：现在这个生活特别丰富，特别好。我们这有一个老年活动中心，你看这是我画的画，不那么好吧可是挺开心。雄安新区容西片区清泉社区居民 范立刚：好多娱乐项目、娱乐活动，实实在在地能感觉到脸上边都带着微笑，确实挺好的。

F | "十四五"以来，雄安新区已有16.9万名群众告别乡村、喜迁新居。从农民到市民的转变，不只是身份的更新，更是从"有房住"到"住得好"的全方位升级。

G | 完善的生活配套、贴心的社区服务、不断下沉的政务资源，让回迁群众的日子过得越来越踏实。雄安新区大河片区兰庭苑回迁居民 高宇菲：最让我开心的事，就是我在家门口找到了一份工作，现在的我就是一名客服管家，由回迁业主变成服务老乡的管家，让我对家有了更深刻的理解。雄安新区天视通用航空有限公司总经理 柴进：我是土生土长的雄安人。2023年，我从北京回到家乡，开展科普教育这一块。从它（雄安）的对一些政策的一些利好，再到整体的环境来说，它（雄安）的改变真的是日新月异。所以说作为雄安人，我能在雄安创业的话，我也是感到比较自豪的。雄安新区容东片区回迁居民 田凤：就觉得现在这日子越来越有奔头了，大家伙儿在家门口就可以有活干，也有钱赚，就打心眼儿里觉得我是雄安人，我自豪。

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