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A |     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.。

B |     自1月7日燃起的美国加州山火至今仍在持续燃烧，可这场山火却成了党争的新素材。

C | 美国候任总统特朗普的长子小特朗普在社交媒体上猛烈炮轰民主党的多元、平等、包容（DEI）政策，指责其导致加州消防部门救灾能力低下。这一言论引发了广泛争议，民主党籍众议员则反驳称这是共和党的污蔑。美国“元”公司宣布将终止其DEI计划△美国加利福尼亚州门洛帕克的“元”公司总部当地时间10日，美国“元”公司的人力资源副总裁盖尔在员工内部交流平台宣布，鉴于法律和环境政策正在发生变化，该公司将终止其DEI计划，即多元、平等、包容（DEI）计划，涉及招聘、培训和挑选供应商等环节。盖尔还宣布，将解散公司的DEI团队。

D | DEI计划，是一个旨在促进工作场所和教育机构中所有人的公平待遇及充分参与的计划。

E | 1964年，美国通过的《民权法》成为该计划落实的法律保证。随着时代变迁，DEI成为许多企业促进族群与个体平等的重要法则。DEI政策也得到美国民主党的推行。小特朗普炮轰： 民主党政策致消防应对不力美国候任总统唐纳德·特朗普长子小唐纳德·特朗普在社交媒体上炮轰是民主党的DEI政策导致了加州消防部门救灾能力低下。

F | 视频加载中...9日，小唐纳德·特朗普在社交媒体上称，能否将“DEI”政策重新命名为“DIE"，也就是死亡政策。他指责加州消防部门“将展示道德指标放在能力建设之上”。DEI是指多元、平等、包容，一直是民主党所极力推行的政策，声称是要增加校园或职场中历史上受歧视群体的学生或职工比例，促进所有人的公平待遇及充分参与。保守派评论员：洛杉矶故意将白人男性排除在消防员队伍之外保守派评论员、右翼播客主持人马特·沃尔什也在社交媒体上称，“洛杉矶故意将白人男性排除在消防员队伍之外，导致他们现在没有足够的消防员来阻止洛杉矶被烧成灰烬。DEI政策是癌症，碰到什么就摧毁什么。”民主党籍众议员：共和党污蔑民主党政策对此，民主党籍众议员表示，这完全是共和党对相关政策的污蔑。民主党籍众议员 贾丝明·克罗克特：我们关注的是任职资格，多元、平等、包容（DEI）政策是要打开眼界。不要总是看到白人男性，看看其他人，他们也同样有资格。

G | 不要总是觉得只有白人男性有能力做这个。网友：有钱煽动战争 没钱保护民众还有网友表示，美国政府有钱支持以色列、乌克兰，却没钱保护民众。“美国政府花了数千亿美元支持对加沙的屠杀，支持在乌克兰的战争，而不是保护国内的民众，这到底哪里出问题了？”“难道不是因为加州消防部门将部分设备捐给了乌克兰吗？”美加州南部山火肆虐灾情严峻 两党依旧不忘“党争”>>加州山火肆虐 “引燃”美国两党争斗>>责任编辑：代根华。

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