Back row from left to right: Edna W. Cummings (Colonel Ret.) (standing), Chris Goldson, Rodger Murphy Matthews (LTC Colonel Ret.), (son of Vashti Murphy Matthews and 6888 veteran), Natalie Durham (daughter of 6888 veteran Maybelle Campbell), Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), Stanley Early (son of 6888 Commander Charity Adams), Elizabeth Helm Frazier are just some of the people who helped the women of 6888th receive official honors. Front Row: Melody Campbell (daughter of Maybelle Campbell), Betty Schuler (daughter of Vashti Muphy Matthews) center front seated; Janice Martin (daughter of 6888 veteran Indiana Hunt-Martin) (Courtesy Photo)
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6888th: Black women WWII heroes finally get Congressional Gold Medal
The first Black female soldiers stationed in Europe will finally receive the homecoming they deserved after serving in World War II.
