The 6 Triple 8 - When the First Black Women Soldiers Served in WWII

[@bbintheclouds]

My great aunt was one of those women. I'm so proud!!

[@coutureleotards]

Dope!! Thanks to your great aunt for her service ❤

[@bbintheclouds]

@@coutureleotards 👋🏾

[@aaronelijahcolyer]

@@bbintheclouds that's awesome, if she's still alive tell her I said thanks for her service

[@theseeingeye454]

White army vet. 70-72 here. I can't tell you how important letters and packages from home are to any service man or woman serving overseas or on long naval deployments. My father served in France '44-'45 and very likely received mail handled by the women of the 6888th . Thank you Ladies.

[@ridge7524]

@@theseeingeye454 Thank you for your service🇺🇲🗽🥂💯🛡💙

[@aprilnelson3970]

@@theseeingeye454 Thank you sir, for following in your father's footsteps by serving our great country. 🇺🇸❤️

[@Abovementioned]

@@theseeingeye454 I said hooah 😤 thank you 🙏 for your service

[@coutureleotards]

@@theseeingeye454 Check this out....my son is in Navy Bootcamp. He called me from his cellphone 😳. We have come a long way and I couldn't imagine my babies ( oldest, middle and nephew) not getting my letters to keep them motivated and navigate the mess our Gov often affects our soldiers.

[@dawndixon1853]

Makes you wonder what is hidden. I've never heard of 6888 so proud of them 👏🏾👏🏾

[@oldsalt7534]

"Over my dead body, Sir" You go, Major Adams!

[@annieandrew6988]

@@oldsalt7534 just finished the movie,both joy and sadness she said over my dead body with all her strength

[@ArmaniTaylor-1]

Period yes fight for your independence 😆

[@yo-yowilliams2022]

Thank you @TylerPerry for bringing their stories to us. My cousin was a member of the WAC. She passed away many years ago but I know she would be proud to have this story told. God bless each and every one of them for their courage, heroism, and devotion to their country even when their country held no devotion to them. I am a retired, 21-year Army veteran. I am elated to see this spotlight on African-American military women.

[@pipedreamism1]

@yo-yowilliams2022 tyler still in the closet

[@ashleydaymontgomery4929]

Rest in peace to these super brave ladies and thank you for your service ladies.

[@bokvarv1926]

for a GI in europe in ww2, mail form home was not only a morale boost, it was an actual matter of life and death. Mail is Morale, Morale wins battles, Morale becomes victory 6888th saved thousands of GIs by making suere they go their mail and morale needed.

[@hairelementsproductsceo]

@@bokvarv1926 well said ! I absolutely agree!

[@mikebrown9521]

As a Marine veteran I can honestly tell you that mail call was one of the highlights while serving overseas. These women served their Country well while performing their jobs.

[@USMC1973]

@@mikebrown9521 Amen 🙏

[@marinecorpswarrior915]

Semper Fi Marine. We did indeed love mail call

[@josephphoenix1376]

Great Episode! We stand on their shoulders!🎉🎊🇺🇸

[@BlackExcellist]

💥❤️💥

[@samuelrodriguez3417]

I’m 56 years old. Latino American. Living in West Texas. My dad is a Vietnam Veteran. All this to say… I Proudly Salute and Honor the brave women of the 6888th. I bow lowly before them!

[@donnaoneill9940]

I wasn't taught this history from elementary to high school in public school during BHM. Glad to know about it now.

[@bonniecarruth8429]

@@donnaoneill9940 Thank you ladies. So much of history, the details, are lost in the “bigger” story. All those little things made the bigger ones possible. Having letters and gifts from home boasted the morale and fighting ability of the troops.

[@MrTV-cs3mu]

I had no clue I salute 🫡 my sisters and fellow veterans PROUD

[@andrewturner6642]

I hope the upcoming film does this story the justice it deserves.

[@katinajenkins9233]

It did very good movie

[@andrewturner6642]

@katinajenkins9233 Thank you I look forward to watching it.

[@CallMeMrX]

Unfortunately the film attempts to show these women as heroes as if they are about to storm Normandy. Mail is important, but it's sorting mail, don't oversell it.

[@naturallydope6971]

This movie is so important and motivational to watch

[@Teho231]

This was an outstanding unit. More history should be shared about them. How many of them are still around today ?

[@aaronelijahcolyer]

I would say not many, there are not many ww2 vets left period

[@williejackson9115]

Lena King

[@Patricia43]

'BA-TAL-LI-ON' - Thanks for this episode!

[@cheneil08]

@@Patricia43 THANK YOU!!! I keep losing focus when she says it like that ugh

[@yf9409]

Teardrops and smiles on my face

[@shellanne12]

Thank you SIX-TRIPLE-EIGHT so much for your Service, Valour & Significance in WWII! Congratulations to all and God Bless to these extraordinary women!!!!!!! ~Love from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@daveblackburn5393]

I am an avid military historian. This was a well done u tube video. These ladies did a remarkable job in world war two. Ladies thank u for your service to this great country 6888. Thank u for sharing this great history. Respectfully herr Dave blackburn

[@antnana215]

I have 5 great uncles and 2 grandfathers in WWII. Thank you ladies

[@aaronelijahcolyer]

it makes me sad that only 4100 people have seen this video in almost a year, such an important story

[@Samil101]

@@aaronelijahcolyer The movie is about to come out December 20 white people about to be sick of Tyler Perry😂😂😂

[@OhAnxietyyyy]

@@aaronelijahcolyer extra 80K now

[@averyce2]

Great video and preservation of Black History Excellence!!

[@williambethea8703]

This was amazing. I had to share this powerful story. Thank you.

[@BlackExcellist]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@katricejohnson6164]

Absolutely!!

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

Gay

[@johnathanmaygarden6022]

Brave young women serve u.s.a. on the front lines through military economy Thank you for your service

[@KingJamie2229]

Yeah not exactly! Unit 6888 never served on the front lines, 😂😂

[@Xjes06]

Excellent!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@richieredw2142]

Very proud of the AA women in WW2, fighting the enemy in Europe while fighting racism from their fellow white Americans.....they were the best....but I feel sorry for them that when the war was over they went back home to the low down racism from white America.. I take my hat off for them big time

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

@@richieredw2142 Should’ve sent them back to the jungle

[@billward1080]

Batillion? These women were Soldiers not debutants and they served with pride and Honor. Thank you 6888 for your service👍🇺🇸

[@KingJamie2229]

Do you mean battalion?

[@s.marcus3669]

@@KingJamie2229 That's exactly his point, as well as mine. We're making fun of the gross mispronunciation of the narrator.

[@mrjay3047]

Thank you so much for highlighting these amazing women. I hope their stories continue to be taught, honored and live on.

[@shannons.571]

This was great thank you for sharing this. I had no clue about the 6888. Wow

[@BlackExcellist]

❤️❤️❤️

[@theresamajor3989]

I want to know more my grandmother was a 6888

[@JoeSpellsjr]

Thank you for your service 6888 God bless and those that are no longer here may your souls rest in peace

[@JoeSpellsjr]

❤❤

[@ballerboysbooks6788]

Absolutely brilliant! This story truly touched me to the point that as an author, I aim to write about this momentous, forgotten/hidden part of history. Our younger generation deserve the opportunity to learn about these legends, and how their work positively and crucially impacted the lives of serving soldiers during WW2.

[@r.l.2517]

Love it!!! These ladies were beautiful and bonafide, thanks.

[@black12212]

Gourgeous she is ‼️

[@JohnBoyJoy]

Imagine serving the war and coming back home to hate, even worse segregation and denial of basic civil liberties.

[@CarolBoulden]

Outstanding! What an honorable achievement in Black History. Women get things done!!!

[@mkzdance2424]

This was a great tribute! God Bless their service! 🙏🏾❤️

[@BlackExcellist]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@wofat6300]

My mother was a WW2 veteran.

[@tonyhenryvii9202]

UK London never learned about this in history lessons,even forty years ago.

[@YaraViera-z8d]

I take classes with the daughter of one of the women whom served. Thanks so much for sharing this history

[@elainarobinson8651]

Magnificent!

[@shalitasmith-ashigbi42]

What an inspirational documentary! These brave and courageous women make us proud.

[@johndavis48076]

It’s 2024. I’m nearly 60 and still learning.

[@renayesimmons4070]

Keep going

[@s.marcus3669]

Go get caught up on everything you've never learned at Prager University!

[@louismedina8136]

After reading the inspiring story of this battalion in the latest #smithsonian magazine. I'm so excited to read that #Tylerperry is making a film about these incredible African American women. So much respect for their service and keeping loved ones connected during a time of war. Such an honor to read about their history

[@miraclesblessings5044]

Really????? That is so gr8!!! I can't wait to see it!

[@traceycarr-camper931]

This platoon of the awesome proud Ladies of the 6888 should be on a postage stamp. ❤ 👍🏾

[@nikkia.2244]

I am astounded and so very proud! 🖤

[@BlackExcellist]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@aprilnelson3970]

Yes!! These ladies should be our examples to aspire to be, not entertainers!

[@jamesrandolph1763]

Young women (All) of all colors should feel and know the importance of their abilities and worth in so many ways. Strength can differ but effort is a visible equalizer. Proud of them all.

[@MonicaPatton-Neal]

It's Battalion (Ba-Tal-Yon)

[@sharidavenport5283]

Thank you very much for writing this. I came here with the intention of writing it myself, as well as offering kudos, but seeing you and one other person had already done so, decided not to sound redundant. That did bug me all the way through this otherwise well done video, though. Having a military background, and having been raised by two generations of educators, that sort of thing, (if it's continuous or repetitive, and not just a one-off,) sets my teeth on edge!😬 It really was a distraction throughout the narration, and sounded more like "cotillion" than "Batallion." The video itself, and the rest of the story and narration was well done, and provided a good bit of information not usually included in any other non-military based telling of their story. The enormous backlogs they faced, caused by previous handling that was much less focused on the requirements of the job, just didn't really come across in the telling of the story, but so much more in the SHOWING of it through the images provided by the photography! My gosh! Over two YEARS of undelivered Mail and parcels all over the European theatre? I can't imagine all the damage that could have been done to the soldier's morale by not getting those messages in a timely manner! Notifications of important family members activities, the birth of children, photographs of their children that were two years older by the time the letters were actually delivered? Letters by wives, girlfriends, sweethearts, sisters, mothers, and so on that could have made all the difference in a soldier's morale!? And the parcels - the food that had become rancid and must have smelled, or been bait for bugs and rodents? What an incredible task - and to have it cleaned up in three months! 👏 Amazing!

[@mrpj1390]

As a soldier, hearing "batillion" instead of "battalion" was getting on my nerves was well.

[@verniawilliams4662]

Thank you all for your service❤🇺🇸

[@HarumiAida]

BRAVO ZULU. Thank you for posting this. In my honest opinion! It should be a mandatory public school requirement that ALL Jr. high and high school students but particularly black American ( FBA/ADOS ) students study and learn the history about the SIX TRIPLE EIGHT and about other major contributions black Americans sacrificed who served in World War 2.

[@conservativeneurologyb4999]

Thanks for posting; we read this book in our bookclub in Camden county GA. Could see Mr. Andre Holland as the pianist when I read this book; eager to see the film.

[@craigc1463]

How hasn't anyone made a movie about these amazing women??

[@cj10109]

Tyler Perry just did. It’s coming out on 12/6 on Netflix.

[@TheeKorner]

@@cj10109 Dec 20, 2024

[@renayesimmons4070]

@craigc1463 don't know

[@southlake631]

Excellent!

[@videoj81]

Wow , I never knew this , and I'm so blessed to know this now

[@jonathanhaywood4442]

Absolutely amazing

[@georgiapower3436]

This is amazing 😳

[@calvinaddison2316]

👍👍👍👍👍great job respect

[@capt_action1]

Hello Cousins ! Jenni from Switzerland heard about this film from her girlfriend who lives in England, and then told yours truly from Tampa fl. This truly is a gem of knowledge

[@traceycade6242]

I Can hardly wait to see this Movie, that Tyler Perry is making. These Women had to be Amazing. ❤

[@hannah8377]

I just watched the 6tripple eight and it's amazing

[@lisahaney3593]

Thanks to all these women for they're service ❤ y'all get your recognition finally 🙌

[@highplainsdrifter8518]

Another great story. Just like Red Tails, another great story.

[@tracymorris5697]

Just found out about this amazing unit! Going to keep reading the stories and watch the movie. Ladies, than you for your service❤️❤️❤️

[@shawnjones9829]

Thank you for this information. I have no intention of seeing the movie, which may tarnish or take unnecessary liberties with this great story.

[@edmonster01]

BUH - TAL -YEN, BUH - TAL -YEN, BUH - TAL -YEN. Hand Salute!!!

[@dianegarza1310]

These Soldiers Ladies, Were Tough and Lovely Makes me feel so sad that they were not given the respect and acknowledge them at the time , 🫡 I salute them Now !! Tough Ladies with sot of guts.

[@darnellburtin]

Amazing movie!!! Great story....

[@jaylytes3400]

Thank you for another great video

[@BlackExcellist]

Thanks for watching!

[@cmosdriver]

Just learned of the 6 Triple 8 because of Kerry Washington & Tyler Perry.

[@amadoumoustaphadieng8660]

History has to be rewritten and taught. Senegal, West Africa.

[@powerbad696]

Thank you for this GREAT video!!! Didn't know about the 6888th,learned a lot,had to watch it several times.I wish Lifetime and BET would do a made for tv movie about the 6888th.At least the military and US government gave them their due.Now I can go out and tell my friends about this all black female unit serving in WW2.GOD BLESS.

[@Teho231]

I can see a movie made about this army unit. Actress Angela Robinson would be perfect for the role of Major Adams. In my opinion.

[@fan9775]

And its coming out on Netflix

[@Bill-cb4bh]

I never served but im sure its great to hear from a loved one back home. This is a great movie on Netflix. We should be taught this in school.

[@bethtyree6346]

Thank you for telling their story

[@josephchristopherlewis6020]

This is a noble & admirable accomplishment black women. They were simply awesome. However, I wish Tyler Perry would find stories of black men like this & make movies about them.

[@shawnrobinson5912]

My first Army duty station was in Germany Sep. 89-Aug 92 and I was a postal clerk and I loved my job 😁

[@lynnm.3453]

Very informative! Thank you. 🎉

[@MrOski252]

Yall got me crying at work, stop it

[@BlackExcellist]

@@MrOski252 we appreciate you stopping by to learn more about these wonderful soldiers and servants of humanity

[@FridaSalgadotravel]

I am sad because I am only learning about this now and wish this was taught to mein grade school. However, I am glad I am aware of the accomplishments now of the 6888th Battalion and will share their story with others. We salute you 6888th Battalion!

[@melaniehowie6831]

these were important women who served - at least we are finally hearing about them.

[@OjukwuIsaac]

I believe someone will make a movie of this.

[@SandraPerkins-h7l]

So proud of these magnificent women❤🎉

[@staceywashington2685]

The Netflix Movie was AWESOME 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾 History is so Important! Thank you 🙏🏾

[@CJHarrison87]

Salute to the ladies of the United States Army 🪖🪖🪖

[@TheVideoRaf]

Just saw the movie on Netflix! Absolutely loved it!

[@LudmilaS85]

They were so beautiful, so brave... so strong!! Respect!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-ep3uu9qd8n]

The full documentary is available on PBS.

[@RebeccaArthur-y9y]

@@user-ep3uu9qd8n Thanks

[@keishawillis9439]

I loved that they had a beauty parlor. The ladies hair was always right ❤

[@Wordplay80]

Salute to these women and Major Adams. Excellence 😊

[@dianegarza1310]

I also Want To Thank Tyler Perry for Bringing these Ladies To Live ,With this Beautiful ❤️ 🍿 Movies😊

[@cynthiashields5341]

As a fellow Veteran, I'm so proud 😊😊😊

[@latoyanicolethefaceslayer4555]

Outstanding!!! 🙏🏾❤️👏🏾🙌🏾🥳🎊🎊🎊 #ToGodBeTheGlory

[@DesiLu718]

💜💜💜Can you imagine walking into one of those warehouses. Bags piled up!👀

[@CraigBrownBackyardGardener]

I had 2 aunts to serve in the military. I believe it was called AWAC. I have 2 great nieces serving in the navy. Twins. My family has a lot of us that served or is serving.

[@vickymensah9453]

Thank god 🙏 this information is coming out,god bless the Internet ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MargotHall-t8l]

Loved this! I learned how, as these amazing women served, they paved the way for women vets like me! Note: it’s pronounced buh- tal- like al with a “t” - ion

[@drb5003]

Tyler Perry on the way... Documentary May 2024 😍

[@juliencooper177]

Finally, more women seen as having helped the war causes.

[@johnwebb2442]

This is great.

[@s.marcus3669]

Does anyone else here remember when Dear Leader BHO mangled and mispronunced US Marine "CORPS" ("core") as "CORPSE" on not one but TWO separate occasions????