jerry's steel pill boxes on the cliff sliced us in two like a but butcher's knife. >> waverly woodsonmedic in world war ii. a member of the only black combat unit at d-day. woodson took fire that day and was hit with shrapnel. it didn't stop him. for 30 straight hours on omaha beach, he pulled out bullets, he amputated a foot, resuscitated four drowning men. he treated hundreds of american troops, black and white. >> the number of casualties on omaha beach was phenomenal. we'd never seen that many or even thought that there would be that many casualties. the guy was with my who was a tank man, he was standing beside me and said what is that over there? i said it looks like a ship. >> are they dead or alive? they're dead. oh, my god. later a commander would recommend woodson for the medal of honor. he didn't receive it. in fact, for 50 years, not a single african-american who served in world war ii received the award. waverly woodson died in 2005. but his story is getting new attention. his widow is leading the charge for a posthumous medal of honor. a new book tells his story and that