All-female, mostly Black WWII unit receives Congressional Gold Medal

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April 29 (UPI) -- Family members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday and 80 years after the unit was deployed during World War II. "This remarkable story has rightly captured imaginations," House Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., said at the award ceremony . "It has now inspired books and movies [and] stirred the consciousness of millions of Americans who are just now hearing and sharing this incredible story," Johnson added. He presented

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