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'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 ...
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 ...
'Six Triple Eight:' The all-Black female WWII unit awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War ...
Stars and Stripes11h
US soldiers in Italy connect with WWII past on 80th anniversary of Battle of Vicenza
Just over 80 years ago, American troops entered this Venetian city and defeated a ragged but determined German force to ...
Texas Public Radio17h
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 ...
All-female, mostly Black WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal
Family members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday and 80 years ...
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Wednesday marks 50 years since the “fall of Saigon” and the end of the Vietnam War.
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 ...
Texas Public Radio17h
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 ...
Greece's dark past is uncovered after 33 bodies are found in a civil war-era mass grave
Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late ...
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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 ...