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The Six Triple Eight: Black, Female Soldiers Honored for World War II Success
The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.
WATCH: Black women’s WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor
At a ceremony Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers will ...
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Historic Black female WWII unit receives congressional honor
The "Six Triple Eight" was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts.
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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 ...
Congress honors all-Black female battalion crucial to World War II efforts
The battalion was tasked with cleaning out the massive backlog filled with more than 17 million pieces of mail that left troops without any communications from their families for months.
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All-Black women’s Army Corps unit led by Ohio woman in WWII to receive Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — An all-female, all-Black women’s Army Corps battalion who cleared out a 17 million-piece ...