“The Six Triple Eight” Film Screening

TICKETS REQUIRED for this event as seating is limited. Stay tuned for reservation link.

The perfect way to kick off Women’s History Month at the Military Women’s Memorial! We are looking forward to sharing the acclaimed film, “The Six Triple Eight,” starring Kerry Washington, during a special film screening at the Memorial.

The film, written and directed by Tyler Perry, tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all female, predominantly all Black unit, serving during WWII. The 6888 contributed to the war effort in a unique way: by sorting through a three-year backlog of undelivered mail and delivering the mail to American soldiers far from home on the front lines in Europe, an almost insurmountable task. In the face of discrimination and a vast, unfamiliar country divided by global conflict, these 855 women brought hope to the front lines. “No mail, low morale” was the motto they gave themselves, and they fulfilled the promise of delivered mail (17 million pieces of it!) and morale when the United States needed it most.

Joining Kerry Washington, our Military Women’s Memorial 2024 Patriot Leadership Award Recipient, who plays Major Charity Adams, in the film’s ensemble cast are Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Moriah Brown, Gregg Sulkin, Susan Sarandon, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston, and Oprah Winfrey.