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The Only Black, All-Female Unit to Serve Overseas in World War II Receives the Congressional Gold Medal
The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally getting the recognition it deserves ...
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A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
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The only female unit to serve overseas in WWII gets a congressional medal 80 years on
The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...
Taiwan News15d
Taiwan awards medal to French mayor for assistance during Olympics
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday presented the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy to Mayor Agnes Pottier-Dumas of Levallois-Perret, France, in recognition of her support for ...
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Seattle Storm select Dominique Malonga with No. 2 pick in the WNBA Draft
Malonga, a 6-foot-6 center, helped France win the silver medal at the Paris Olympics this ... so far this season while playing for the French club, ASVEL Feminin (formerly the Lyon Basket féminin).