,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bf1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland 7for      
himself and ,ms4 ,moore7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives regarding
 the #fhhhth ,central ,postal ,directory
 ,battalion and celebrating ,black      
,history ,month4  ,whereas1 since #aigf1
 the ,united ,states has celebrated     
,black ,history ,month each ,february to
 seize the opportunity to honor the     
accomplishments of ,african ,americans  
in every area of endeavor throughout the
 history of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas the people of the ,united      
,states honor the #fhhhth ,central      
,postal ,directory ,battalion 7referred 
to in this preamble as the #fhhhth71    
which was the first and only            
,african-,american unit in the ,women's 
,army ,corps to deploy overseas during  

,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas the #fhhhth  
consisted of #hee ,black women1 both    
enlisted and officers1 who served       
honorably in ,europe during ,world ,war 
,,ii from ,february #aide to ,february  
#aidf2 ,whereas ,first ,lady ,eleanor   
,roosevelt encouraged the military to   
provide meaningful positions for ,black 
women to serve in the war overseas2     
,whereas during ,world ,war ,,ii there  
was a significant shortage of postal    
workers across the ,european ,theater2  
,whereas the #fhhhth was a              
self-sufficient unit consisting mainly  
of postal clerks1 but also cooks1       
mechanics1 and other support positions2 
,whereas the #fhhhth trained at ,fort   
,oglethrope1 ,georgia1 and deployed     
overseas to ,birmingham1 ,england1 in   
,february #aide2 ,whereas once the      
#fhhhth arrived in ,birmingham1 they    
were met with rooms full of mail stacked
 from floor to ceiling1 dating as far   
back as #b years2 ,whereas much of the  
mail was difficult to sort1 often only  

addressed to first names or nicknames2  
,whereas the #fhhhth devised a system to
 handle the backlog and worked in #c    
shifts around-the-clock1 sorting        
millions of pieces of mail2 ,whereas the
 project was estimated to take #f months
 to complete1 but the battalion finished
 the task in an impressive #c months in 
,may #aide2 ,whereas the #fhhhth went on
 to ,rouen and ,paris1 ,france1 to      
address other backlogs of mail as old as
 #c years1 again with remarkable speed1 
accuracy1 and professionalism2 ,whereas 
members of the #fhhhth were awarded the 
,meritorious ,unit ,commendation1 the   
,european-,african-,middle ,eastern     
,campaign ,medal1 the ,good ,conduct    
,medal1 and the ,world ,war ,,ii        
,victory ,medal during their service2   
and ,whereas ,black ,history ,month     
provides all individuals in the ,united 
,states an opportunity to celebrate the 
contributions of ,african ,americans1   
including the remarkable service of the 
#fhhhth3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   

the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
during ,black ,history ,month encourages
 all individuals in the ,united ,states 
to celebrate the history of the ,united 
,states and the important               
accomplishments and contributions of    
,african ,americans2 and  7#b7          
appreciates the contributions of and    
sacrifices made by the soldiers of the  
,women's ,army ,corps assigned to the   
#fhhhth ,central ,postal ,directory     
,battalion during ,world ,war ,,ii1 who 
served honorably and are members of the 
,greatest ,generation4