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Senate committee releases resolution designating May 18 to honor the 6888th postal battalion

New Jersey Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee · March 3, 2025
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The committee unanimously released SJR149 to designate May 18 as a day recognizing the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; sponsors and descendants recounted the unit’s WWII mail-relief work and noted a 2022 Congressional Gold Medal award.

The New Jersey Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted to release Senate Joint Resolution 149, which would designate May 18 of each year to honor the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion and its New Jersey members.

Sponsor Senator Turner said the recognition is long overdue and tied the measure to recent…

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