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  • The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and the Congressional Gold Medal

    The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and the Congressional Gold Medal

    The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2022, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States Congress. This prestigious award recognized the unit's outstanding service and the lasting impact it had on the military and society as a whole.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Hilda P. Griggs

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Hilda P. Griggs

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Hilda P. Griggs, who served during World War II from 1943 to 1946.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Gladys Blount

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Gladys Blount

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gladys Blount, a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that delivered lost mail during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Charity Earley

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Charity Earley

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Charity A. Earley, who was the commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

  • NCA doubles number of Veteran pages in VLM

    NCA doubles number of Veteran pages in VLM

    The National Cemetery Administration has added nearly 5 million pages of Veterans interred in private and other non-VA cemeteries who received a NCA-provided headstone, marker or medallion, bringing the VLM total to nearly 10 million Veteran pages.

  • Daily Schedule – June 15th

    Daily Schedule – June 15th

    “Meeting and briefings. Also the Secretary will be providing remarks [...]

  • “Six Triple Eight” women to receive Congressional Gold Medal

    “Six Triple Eight” women to receive Congressional Gold Medal

    On March 14, President Joe Biden signed the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 into Public Law 117-97.  The legislation awards the Congressional Gold Medal to the 855 members of the Women’s Army Corps, who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – the “Six Triple Eight” – during World War II.

  • My grandmother, Sylvia Benton, and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

    My grandmother, Sylvia Benton, and the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

    A Marine Corps Veteran offers tribute to his grandmother, Sylvia Benton, of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lena King

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Lena King

    During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lena King, who served in the 6888th during World War II.

  • Dispelling the myths of Women Veterans Recognition Day

    Dispelling the myths of Women Veterans Recognition Day

    Women Veterans Recognition Day is not a separate Veterans Day for women

  • Oldest surviving member of “Six Triple Eight” turns 103

    Oldest surviving member of “Six Triple Eight” turns 103

    On October 29, 2022, Romay Davis turned 103-years old. She is the oldest surviving member of the “SixTripleEight.”

  • Bertha Harrison Dupre and Elizabeth Barker Johnson: Sisters in arms

    Bertha Harrison Dupre and Elizabeth Barker Johnson: Sisters in arms

    This is the story of Bertha Harrison Dupre and Elizabeth Barker Johnson, sisters in arms for the "Six Triple Eight."

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