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FILE - Pope Francis hugs a man in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, Feb. 15, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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FILE - People protest as Pope Francis meets young people and elders at Nakasuk Elementary School Square in Iqaluit, Canada, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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FILE - People listen to Pope Francis issue a historic apology for the Catholic Church's cooperation with Canada's "catastrophic" policy of Indigenous residential schools in Maskwacis, near Edmonton, Canada, July 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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FILE - Pope Francis waves to the crowd after celebrating Mass in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico, Feb. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the “Six Triple Eight,” will be presented with the Congressional Gold Medal. It follows a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. At a ceremony scheduled Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers will present the medal to the family of the unit commander, Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was credited with addressing a mail crisis during its stint in England. The unit toiled around the clock, processing about 65,000 pieces of mail in each of three shifts, to ensure mail was delivered. Their effort boosted morale among American forces.