WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle in a bipartisan letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson to authorize a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to commemorate the Women’s Army Corps unit, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. In 2022, Senator Rosen helped introduce and pass into law a bipartisan bill to award this Battalion, composed of Black women serving during World War II, with the Congressional Gold Medal.
“The Six Triple Eight was the only all-Black, all-female unit of the United States Army serving overseas during World War II,” wrote the Senators. “Their momentous task was to clear out a three-year, 17-million-piece backlog of mail sent to American servicemembers on the battlefield. Their motto, ‘no mail, low morale,’ encouraged them as they faced these insurmountable odds.”
“Today, only two members of the Six Triple Eight are known to be alive,” they continued. “Those still surviving ought to not wait any longer to receive this long-awaited recognition they rightfully deserve. The design and production of the Six Triple Eight Congressional Gold Medal is complete. Therefore, we ask that you swiftly schedule a ceremony to recognize the service these women gave to our nation.”
The full letter can be found HERE.
Senator Rosen has been a strong advocate for women servicemembers and women veterans. Last year, she helped introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating Women Veterans Appreciation Day. She also led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation and urging the administration to properly document female veterans’ combat service in Iraq and Afghanistan, to expand their access to service-connected benefits. Senator Rosen also held a roundtable discussion in Reno on efforts to support women veterans.
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