I spoke on the House Floor to honor World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher.
During WWII, Fletcher, who worked as a crane operator on Omaha Beach, was injured in the line of duty on D-Day. Despite the injuries he sustained, Fletcher was overlooked for a Purple Heart award because of his race.
I was honored to attend a ceremony at Fort Hamilton Army Base in Brooklyn NY, to watch no 99-year-old Fletcher receive the Purple Heart medal he earned more than seven decades ago.