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House votes to award Congressional Gold Medals to Black World War Two Battalion

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House votes to award Congressional Gold Medals to Black World War Two Battalion1

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The 6888th was the only all-female Black unit to serve overseas. Its mission was to deliver backlogged3 mail to American soldiers. The lack of letters from back home was hurting morale4 in Europe.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. Generations after the fact, the House of Representatives is awarding congressional gold medals to a World War II battalion. The 6888th was the only all-Black female unit to serve overseas, and its mission was to deliver backlogged mail to American soldiers. In a time before text and email, those envelopes were the only connection with home, and the battalion delivered 17 million pieces of mail in three months. It's MORNING EDITION.


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1 battalion hu0zN     
n.营；部队；大队(的人)
参考例句：
  • The town was garrisoned by a battalion.该镇由一营士兵驻守。
  • At the end of the drill parade,the battalion fell out.操练之后，队伍解散了。
2 transcript JgpzUp     
n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书
参考例句：
  • A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
  • They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
3 backlogged 28412116fe1450856da02bb6f8877b79     
（使）积压( backlog的过去式和过去分词 )； 储存； （为日后装运而）登账确认（订货）
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4 morale z6Ez8     
n.道德准则，士气，斗志
参考例句：
  • The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

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