In war morale is everything. That's why the all-women-of-color 6888th Central Postal Battalion was key to victory in World War II. They managed to get backlogged mail to and from the troops. The late Felicia LaVon Johnson was a member. Her granddaughter Tara Hunter, of Loveland, will be in Washington, D.C. when the unit is presented with the Congressional Gold Medal.
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