The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” has been presented ...

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 sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...

The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the family ... According to The Associated Press, the honor follows a long-running campaign that calls attention to the unit, which has rarely ...

will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize its efforts. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with solving a ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion received the high honor Tuesday. The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on ...

Members of the 6888th were awarded the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal before the unit in disbanded in 1946. Legislation to award them ...

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IT SHOULD BE SMARTER THAN THIS. OKAY, JOYCE, I AM HERE AT THE MEDAL STAND. THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY OUT HERE IS RUNNING FOR TODAY. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE MARATHON MEDAL. IT’S THE PURPLE ONE.

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 ...