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

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday ... nicknamed the Six Triple Eight — was a predominantly Black ...

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 I am so glad their story is being told,” said Rep.

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 ...

during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the Six Triple Eight in Emancipation Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2025. The Six Triple Eight were the only female unit ...

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 ...

"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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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. In 1945, the 6888th ...