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

The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally ...

The armed forces women recognized as the “Six Triple Eight” were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their groundbreaking work during World War II on Tuesday.

The families of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only majority Black and all-female U.S. military unit that served in World War II, received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday. Also known as ...

The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley at the Capitol Visitor Center. To recognize the women of the Six Triple Eight who made ...

The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long ...

much-sought-after Congressional Gold Medal," Cummings said. "The Six Triple Eight is now listed among the less than 200 recipients since General George Washington first received it in 1776." ...

The battalion received the Meritorious Unit ... In 2022, Congress voted 422-0 to award the women of the Six Triple Eight the Congressional Gold Medal. “These heroes deserve their dues, and ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – also known as the Six Triple Eight – received the highest ... was awarded Tuesday the Congressional Gold Medal. Getty Images “This remarkable ...

This allowed soldiers to receive more letters and boosted ... after former President Joe Biden signed the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 into Public Law 117-97 in 2022 ...

Members of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only all-women and majority Black Battalion to serve in World War II, received the Congressional Gold Medal Tuesday in the U.S. Capitol. Their work came ...