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The Six Triple Eight is a nickname for the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only U.S. Women’s Army Corps (WAC) unit of color stationed in Europe during World War II, according to ...
Route 888 (Israel), a road in Israel; Triple Eight Race Engineering, an Australian motor racing team, related to the British team; Triple Eight Racing, an English motor racing team; 8/8/8 is a nickname for the 2008 South Ossetia War that broke out on August 8, 2008; 888 is a contraction of the labour movement's slogan for the Eight-hour day
A Ventura Volvo B7RLE Smartbus operating a Route 902 to Chelsea at Westfield Doncaster. The first stage of the trial was implemented on 5 August 2002, with the following services being chosen as pilot routes: 703 Middle Brighton to Blackburn (operated by Ventura Bus Lines) and 888/889 Nunawading to Chelsea (operated by Grenda's Bus Services).
In 2022, the battalion was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, and King was recognized in a ceremony in Las Vegas. [8] Their story became the subject of the Netflix film The Six Triple Eight, directed by Tyler Perry and featuring Kerry Washington. King was a main character and was portrayed by Ebony Obsidian. [8] [1]
From left, Nicole Avant, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington arrive for the premiere of "The Six Triple Eight" at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2024.
With “The Six Triple Eight,” the self-made mogul — who leveraged his success to build a production studio on a former U.S. Army base outside Atlanta — has found a story ideally suited to ...
Mesquite Express Route: Mesquite Operates once per week. From the Mesquite Walmart, to the Las Vegas Town Square. Allows transfer to RTC Transit in the Bonneville Transit Center. [17] This route allows for deviated bus route service, upon request to the North Las Vegas VA hospital and transfer to the RTC South Strip Transfer terminal.
The Six Triple Eight, as the battalion was nicknamed, was tasked with sorting through 17 million pieces of undelivered mail in Europe and ensuring it was delivered to U.S. soldiers.