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Committee holds second hearing on bill to designate March 9 as 6888th Battalion Day
Summary
The House Veterans and Military Development Committee heard proponent testimony for House Bill 204, which would designate March 9 as a day honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; witnesses described the unit’s World War II mail-processing work and two surviving members.
The House Veterans and Military Development Committee held a second hearing on House Bill 204, which would designate March 9 as 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day, and heard proponent testimony from veterans and community advocates.
Supporters told the committee the 6888th — an all-Black, all-female unit that processed mail for American troops during World War II — provided a crucial morale boost to deployed service members. "No mail, low morale," said David Orbetz, a veteran who testified, summarizing the battalion’s motto and the importance of mail to deployed troops.…
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