Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The armed forces women recognized as the “Six Triple Eight” were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for their ...

It took nearly 80 years, but the remarkable legacy of the "Six Triple Eight" is finally getting the national recognition it deserves. On Tuesday, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — the ...

Members of the Six Triple Eight in Rouen, France, in 1945 Archive Photos / Getty Images When Congress voted to bestow its highest honor on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in 2022, only ...

The sound of “Taps” echoed throughout the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery as people recognized the service of four Black female veterans. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP gathered ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTAL/KMSS) – Members of an elite female WWII unit that notably improved the morale for soldiers on the European battlefront were honored by Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. During a ...

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 ...

As Women’s History Month nears its end, New Jersey lawmakers have introduced legislation to recognize the African American women who served in the Women’s Army Corps’ 6888th Central Postal Directory ...

The all-Black female WWII unit, the "Six Triple Eight," was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that Congress can bestow upon a civilian. On Tuesday, the 6888th unit, which is ...

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 crisis ...

WASHINGTON — 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 long-running ...