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220726-F-EX201-1058

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Col. Eries Mentzer, Commander, 42d Air Base Wing, Chief Master Sgt. Lee Hoover, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 42d ABW, and an Alabama National Guard Honor Guardsman present the framed citation of the Congressional Medal of Honor to 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)

PHOTO BY: Melanie Rodgers Cox
VIRIN: 220726-F-EX201-1058.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

5000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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