Army (Ret.) Col. Edna Cummings held a signing event in Baltimore at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum on March 7 for her book, “A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion.”
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Families salute Maryland women of the ‘Six Triple Eight’
The 6888th Battalion, a predominantly Black postal unit that served during World War II, is finally being recognized for their accomplishments, thanks to the release of the blockbuster film “The Six Triple Eight”.

