The only Black, all-female unit serving in Europe during World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday at the United States Capitol.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will host a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to the members of the “Six Triple Eight” battalion — the only Black, all-female unit to serve during

Florita Smith, a Jacksonville native, was a member of the all-Black female battalion that served overseas facing duel discrimination- being a woman, and Black.