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From Foreign Legionnaire to Ukrainian Sniper and War Veteran—Meet the Fighter They Call “Hepa”
As a teenager, he joined the famed French Foreign Legion. After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he became ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor
The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, the Six Triple Eight, will be presented with the ...
The Six Triple Eight, an all-Black female WWII unit, receives Congressional Gold Medal
"I am more than honored to be with you today to present the Six Triple Eight with our nation's highest civilian award, the long-awaited, much-sought-after Congressional Gold Medal," Cummings said.
Congress honors Six Triple Eight, the Black, all-female WWII unit
The nation’s only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on ...
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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 ...