623-624 on July 14, 1862, the Army Medal of Honor was born. It read in part: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War II.

The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the ...