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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — A Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring a group of Black women who served overseas ... commonly known as "The "Six Triple Eight" witnessed the long overdue honor.
WASHINGTON DC — Congress bestowed its highest honor this week to the trail-blazing Six Triple Eight Battalion. The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the only all-Black female unit to serve ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known as the “Six Triple Eight,” was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a ...
The battalion was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, with two surviving members watching with their families at home and more than 300 descendants at the U.S. Capitol for the ceremony ...
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” were honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long ...
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 ...