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The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the ...

The “Six Triple Eight” was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize ...

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

"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.

The battalion was tasked with cleaning out the massive backlog filled with more than 17 million pieces of mail that left ...

The nation’s only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on ...