,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl& 7= himself &   
,ms4 ,moore7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! #fhhh? ,c5tral 
,po/al ,directory ,battalion & celebrat+
 ,black ,hi/ory ,mon?4  ,:]eas1 s9ce    
#aigf1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has celebrat$    
,black ,hi/ory ,mon? ea* ,febru>y to    
seize ! opportunity to honor !          
accompli%m5ts ( ,african ,am]icans 9 e  
area ( endeavor ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates honor ! #fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al    
,directory ,battalion 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
preamble z ! #fhhh?71 :i* 0 ! fir/ &    
only ,african-,am]ican unit 9 ! ,wom5's 
,army ,corps to deploy ov]seas dur+ ,_w 
,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas ! #fhhh? consi/$ ( #hee
 ,black wom51 bo? enli/$ & (fic]s1 :o   
s]v$ honorably 9 ,europe dur+ ,_w ,w>   

,,ii f ,febru>y #aide to ,febru>y #aidf2
 ,:]eas ,fir/ ,lady ,eleanor ,roosevelt 
enc\rag$ ! milit>y to provide mean+ful  
positions = ,black wom5 to s]ve 9 ! w>  
ov]seas2 ,:]eas dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii !re 0 
a significant %ortage ( po/al work]s    
across ! ,european ,!at]2 ,:]eas !      
#fhhh? 0 a self-suffici5t unit consi/+  
ma9ly ( po/al cl]ks1 b also cooks1      
me*anics1 & o!r support positions2      
,:]eas ! #fhhh? tra9$ at ,=t ,ogle?rope1
 ,georgia1 & deploy$ ov]seas to         
,birm+ham1 ,engl&1 9 ,febru>y #aide2    
,:]eas once ! #fhhh? arriv$ 9 ,birm+ham1
 !y 7 met ) rooms full ( mail /ack$ f   
floor to ceil+1 dat+ z f> back z #b     
ye>s2 ,:]eas mu* ( ! mail 0 difficult to
 sort1 (t5 only address$ to fir/ names  
or nicknames2 ,:]eas ! #fhhh? devis$ a  
sy/em to h&le ! backlog & work$ 9 #c    
%ifts ar\nd-!-clock1 sort+ millions (   
pieces ( mail2 ,:]eas ! project 0       
e/imat$ to take #f mon?s to complete1 b 
! battalion f9i%$ ! task 9 an impressive
 #c mon?s 9 ,may #aide2 ,:]eas ! #fhhh? 

w5t on to ,r\5 & ,p>is1 ,france1 to     
address o!r backlogs ( mail z old z #c  
ye>s1 aga9 ) rem>kable spe$1 accuracy1 &
 pr(essionalism2 ,:]eas memb]s ( !      
#fhhh? 7 aw>d$ ! ,m]itori\s ,unit       
,comm5dation1 !                         
,european-,african-,middle ,ea/]n       
,campaign ,m$al1 ! ,good ,conduct ,m$al1
 & ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,victory ,m$al dur+ _!
 s]vice2 & ,:]eas ,black ,hi/ory ,mon?  
provides all individuals 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates an opportunity to celebrate !    
contributions ( ,african ,am]icans1     
includ+ ! rem>kable s]vice ( ! #fhhh?3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 dur+ ,black      
,hi/ory ,mon? enc\rages all individuals 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to celebrate ! hi/ory 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! important         
accompli%m5ts & contributions ( ,african
 ,am]icans2 &  7#b7 appreciates !       
contributions ( & sacrifices made by !  
soldi]s ( ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps assign$
 to ! #fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory  
,battalion dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 :o s]v$   

honorably & are memb]s ( ! ,greate/     
,g5]ation4