When the United States entered World War II, it needed more than just soldiers on the front lines. It needed people to handle the endless logistics, the typing, the radio calls, the repairs, the ...

Women have served with honor and distinction in the armed forces of our nation throughout our history. Prior to World War 2, ...

The Congressional Gold Medal this past week was bestowed to the “Six Triple Eight,” a predominantly Black, all-female unit that served in Europe during World War II and which featured a number of ...

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday, exactly 80 years after pulling off an incredible organizational feat. The ...

ANDERSON — The recent film “The Six Triple Eight” follows a group of African American women in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a unit charged with routing mail to soldiers overseas ...

BOSTON — To celebrate Women’s History Month, and the legacy of the first woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, Gov. Maura Healey unveiled an exhibition of Women’s Army Corps uniforms in her ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -New Hanover County will host a Black History Month event to recognize the all-black WWII Women’s Army Corps unit the 6888th Central Postal Director Battalion, also known as ...

"Ma'am, you are really good at your job, and I've enjoyed working with you," a fellow soldier said to me on my way out of Afghanistan in 2010 after serving a year overseas as a paratrooper with the ...

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