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Film Screening of "The SixTripleEight" and Interview with Veteran & Producer Elizabeth Helm-Frazier

  
EKU Office of Military and Veterans Affairs and EKU Libraries are pleased to present a screening of the 2019 documentary "The SixTripleEight" followed by an interview of retired Army Master Sergeant and Film Producer Elizabeth Helm-Frazier by EKU Oral Historian Neil Kasiak.

In February 1945, the U.S. Army sent 855 black women from the Women’s Army Corps (WACs) to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the SixTripleEight, was the only all-black female battalion to serve in Europe during World War II.

A complimentary box lunch will be provided to all attendees.

Seating is limited! Event open to all students, faculty, staff and community members.

Please click on the link below to register.

Event Date: June 28  10:00 am  Location: Library 108  Cost: Free
Contact Information: Barbara Kent, 859-622-7838

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