Thread by @KYWNewsradio

THREAD 1/6: There used to be a prevailing myth that no black men participated in #DDay.

But a closer look reveals that some black soldiers played a key role, and their stories still remain largely untold. #DDay75 @cherrigregg kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/…

@cherrigregg 2/6: Joann Woodson is on a mission to share the truth of #DDay. The 90-year-old's late husband, Waverly, was one of the few black soldiers known to have served on Omaha Beach that fateful day. #DDay75 kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/…

@cherrigregg 3/6: Waverly Woodson, a West Philly native, served as a medic under enemy fire, working through the pain of his own shrapnel wounds.

He was nominated for the Medal of Honor in the ’40s, but no black soldiers received such high honors at the time. #DDay75 kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/…

@cherrigregg 4/6: The first black soldiers from World War II weren't revered with a Medal of Honor until '97.

Waverly Woodson has not been bestowed the honor. #DDay75 kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/…

@cherrigregg 5/6: William Thompson is on the same mission to share the truth of #DDay. He was one of the few black soldiers who fought in combat.

He also graduated from Overbrook High — the same graduating class as Waverly Woodson. #DDay75 kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/…

@cherrigregg 6/6: William Thompson and Joann Woodson are still campaigning to decorate Waverly with the Medal of Honor.

"We are hopeful there will be a change of heart and that the @OfficialCBC will get together and give this man his due — what he deserves." #DDay75 kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/…