Woodson’s supporters say a memo unearthed in 2015 indicates he was originally considered for the Medal of Honor, but ultimately did not receive it due to his skin color.
Two House panels sent a letter to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy requesting documents and information concerning soldier deaths going back to the beginning of 2019.
“For some of these kids, I’m older than their grandparents,” Gould said. “I went through [Marine Corps boot camp] in 1978. It’s a whole different world.”
Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center say about 200 active duty U.S. Army soldiers are being mobilized to help fight wildfires across the western United States.