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Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier, Air University Command Chief Master Sergeant, and Lt. Gen. Andrea Tullos, Commander and President, Air University, pose with Congressional Gold Medal recipient Private Romay Catherine Johnson Davis at Montgomery City Hall, Jul. 26, 2022. President Joe Biden approved the Congressional Gold Medal presentation to the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-female, all-African American unit that resolved a backlog of more than 17 million pieces of mail during World War II. Mrs. Davis is the oldest living member of the 6888th. The 26th of July is the 74th Anniversary of Executive Order 9981 that integrated the Armed Forces. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)