Black female WWII unit, 'Six Triple Eight,' to receive congressional honor
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Stanley Earley III, son of Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, second from right, as Judith Earley, second from left, and retired Amy Col. Edna W. Cummings, left, watch during a ceremony honoring the Six Triple Eight, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Stanley Earley III, son of Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, left, during a ceremony honoring the Six Triple Eight, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington. The U.S. Army's 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, also known as the Six Triple Eight, was a group of Black servicewomen, serving overseas, to sort millions of pieces of mail and deliver them to the troops in the field of battle during World War II. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Stanley Earley III, son of Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, second from right, as Judith Earley, second from left, and retired Amy Col. Edna W. Cummings, left, watch during a ceremony honoring the Six Triple Eight, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
FILE - In this image provided by the National Archives, members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-female, all-Black unit formed during World War II, are shown in an undated Department of Defense photo. (National Archives via AP, File)
FILE - World War II veteran Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon, a member of the World War II 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, poses for a photo at her home on June 10, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Stanley Earley III, son of Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley, second from right, as Judith Earley, second from left, and retired Amy Col. Edna W. Cummings, left, watch during a ceremony honoring the Six Triple Eight, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
