'Mom didn't talk about her service at all': Family discovers mother's incredible military service while watching Netflix
This month marks the 75th anniversary of a groundbreaking civil rights report commissioned by President Harry S. Truman.
Titled "Freedom to Serve," the 1950 report laid the foundation for desegregating the U.S. armed forces.
To commemorate the historic milestone, the Truman Library Institute hosted a panel discussion Thursday evening.
The event included stories honoring the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion 맥스카지노 the only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve overseas during World War II.
Their mission: clear a massive backlog of mail for American troops stationed in Europe.
Their accomplishments were recently brought to the spotlight in the Netflix film "The Six Triple Eight," which led one local family to discover their own connection.
Harry Hill served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, and his parents both served in World War II.
"Mom didn't talk about her service at all," said Hill. "I said, 'What was your job?' And her response was, 'I rerouted mail."
He never knew the significance of what she meant 맥스카지노 until now.
"Not until the movie came out did we see the importance of what these women did," said Hill, who learned his mother served in the 6888th. "It was absolutely amazing to know our mother was a part of that history."
Thursday맥스카지노s panel featured several former high-ranking military officials.
The women of the 6888th are also honored with a monument at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.