Gwen Moore: “We want to thank the women of the six, triple eight from all…”

“And like a commitment to service, a commitment to doing something bigger than yourself, to live voluntarily, to go into service in a war zone, even in the face of segregation at home. We want to thank the women of the six, triple eight from all over the nation, the 855 women who served for their service. they're women like my constituent who is still Alive, a young 101 years old, private Anna Mae Robertson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.” (02:50–03:01)

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