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When The Suters Came Marching Home _ lj. ■' i —■—--• -■ How Black Women Fought Back IMs edition of “Tony Brawn's Journal” exposes a missing chapter in Ame rican military history: the (Mth Central Postal WAC BHalon “When The Sis ters Came Marching Home" enwrin— the hi story of the only group of Black military women to serve overseas during WW n. . - .. After uacovering the con * »a—av _ m an. # a . tnDuuom ot imb eznaor* “Trapper John, M«D/’ .• Andy Murray, a macho athlete type, has big plana for his infant son until Gonao baa to break tbe stunning news that tittle Andy Jr. is really a girl, on “Trapper John, M.D..” Sunday. Jannry a at in p.m. an WBTV, Channel 3. While treating Andy Jr. for another problem, Gonao accidently discovers that tbe baby is a boy only ,, externally and that intent ally be is a normally formed female, and be strongly urges Andy and bis wife, Jeanette, to okay tbe surgery necessary to complete tbe child’s female identity and to then rear her as a girl Andy Sr. is disbelieving and outraged, which com plicates tbe already con fused feeling of Jeanette dinary group at woman, boat Tony Brawn wrote a letter to a White House official. “This superb group at women was the only Black WAC unit to serve overseas during WW n. They were cited for doing a job that no one else had succeeded in doing. The 6888th »lw» twMi the =^dahiaaMatinctiBn of being the only all-female unit to serve overseas which did not receive a citation. Do help this Administration to recognise and legitimatiie these victims of racism - and sexism,” he chal i-a The program follows the exploits of the women of the ttttth as they battled to share in the dangers and triumphs facing America’s Black fighting men. Like the men, the “sisters” fought the enemy and racism. However, they also had to face the additional burden of sexism. . Novella Aals, one of the. women in the unit, retired from the Army after serv ing more than » years. She is writing a book on the contributions of ser vicewomen. “In the begin ning, when they first ostahHshad- the Women’s Army Corps, they said that we would be authorised oversees duly aim, but it would have to be at the MMfGoupon Mutt Be Presented *>*»■■ If your clothes aren't becomin to you, then they should be routing to US! 50% OFF Drydeaning • 4 Mon. - Thurs. Only 25% OFF Fri. & Sat. *4" Minimum After Discount We Dye Leathers!I ——We dean Suedes!! Expert Alterations Available. 2133 Beatties Ford Rd. (UnivertHy Park Shopping Or.) 392-4092 discretion of the overseas commander, and at that time it was General Eisen hower,” recalls Auls. “He did not want Negro WACs in the theater. But the Negro pram, the NAACP and several other civil rights groups finally farced the government to send us over and General nam Mary Boiler enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps in IMS. She was instrumen tal in forging the flat reunion of the 6888th to commemorate and cele brate the unit’s service to America; She Joins Novella Aula in telling the little known story of the unit’s “Tony Brown’s Journal’’ is the nation’s longest-run ning, Black-Affairs televi sion series and has been sponsored by Pepsi-Cola Company for eight con —eewilie years. Weihedr natknaUy on public televi sion, the program will be seen hi this area on WTVI, Channel 43 and WUNG, _ Channel SB at 6:30 p.m. an ' __Subscribe To The Post* Spiritual Reader and Adviser In All The Affairs Of Life Poet ■ Present ■ Mvyp ”She Know* AO Aad Tells AH” Call For Appt. 535-2276 ^ttUNtarwIM. _ ,< >6058 ft-OOOA DELUXE J UFTBACK V >8148 IMS TERCEL ~ 4WDSR5 WAGON ^T' I' MOHMUUQ«,*lMMiet«M>lOnOMOO(l -Choose from the kwtil prtcad Toyota me Tercet Oriva Wagons Tarcal LMbaoas have Mia largaal Manor room o« any subcompscl” ' - 14 IMar lOHC 4~cyttnd*r power plant Panvarm beta goad •"* *W»« naiaag*k tup awe wagaas have me hWtaal MPOof anyWW»vaMda. , HSv„7 -.r.w . • " • • ■ ’ V gfc. - - : • - .. . • gfe. * • - • ■ ■ Ckaiillotte Tihphonm (704) S71-9K7 ■ ■■ ' .
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