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Trailblazing ‘Six Triple Eight’ unit receives congressional gold medal
Black female unit, recognized for its vital wartime contributions, sorted a 17 million mail backlog in three months and was ...
'Six Triple Eight:' The all-Black female WWII unit awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...
Congress Awards Gold Medal To The ‘Six Triple Eight,’ Trailblazing Black Female WWII Unit
On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the only mostly Black, all-women unit to serve overseas during ...
The Six Triple Eight receives Congressional Gold Medal — meet the Black women who made military history
The 6888th Battalion, made up of 855 Black women, sorted millions of letters in WWII. They have finally been recognized with ...
Six Triple Eight To Be Honored With Congressional Gold Medal For Service During WWII
The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley at the Capitol ...
Only Black female WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the ...
Watch: House awards Congressional Gold Medal to only Black, all-female World War II battalion
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will host a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to the members of the “Six Triple Eight” ...
The Six Triple Eight, an all-Black female WWII unit, receives Congressional Gold Medal
Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with ...
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional medal
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented ...
Black female WWII unit Six Triple Eight awarded Congressional Gold Medal: ‘Their story will never be forgotten’
The only all-black female unit to serve overseas in World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday – 80 years after they were deployed to Europe to revolutionize the growing mail crisis ...