"The Six Triple Eight" Film Screening at the Military Women's Memorial

"The Six Triple Eight" Film Screening at the Military Women's Memorial

Come join us at the Military Women's Memorial as we celebrate Black History Month and kick off Women's History Month with a special screening of the film "The Six Triple Eight". This in-person event will take you on a journey through the incredible story of the only all-female, predominantly all Black unit to serve overseas during World War II.

The film, written and directed by Tyler Perry, tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all female, predominantly all Black unit, serving during WWII. The 6888 contributed to the war effort in a unique way: by sorting through a three-year backlog of undelivered mail and delivering the mail to American soldiers far from home on the front lines in Europe, an almost insurmountable task. In the face of discrimination and a vast, unfamiliar country divided by global conflict, these 855 women brought hope to the front lines. “No mail, low morale” was the motto they gave themselves, and they fulfilled the promise of delivered mail (17 million pieces of it!) and morale when the United States needed it most.

Joining Kerry Washington, our Military Women’s Memorial 2024 Patriot Leadership Award Recipient, who plays Major Charity Adams, in the film’s ensemble cast are Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Moriah Brown, Gregg Sulkin, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston, and Oprah Winfrey.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to honor the brave women who made history.

TIME

To ensure a prompt start at 1:45PM, we ask all guests to arrive between 12:30PM and 1:30PM to check in and enjoy light refreshments and camaraderie.

TICKETS REQUIRED

*As seating is very limited and we want to ensure max participation (with minimal no-shows and empty seats) allowing the most number of guests the opportunity to attend, we kindly request that you only reserve the minimum seats needed. The max number of seats permitted is 2 per individual/email.

RETURN TICKETS

*If you reserve seats and can no longer attend, please return your tickets as soon as possible so that others may have the opportunity to attend. Thank you.

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