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Rep. Sewell, Palmer Introduce Bill to Award the 761st Tank Battalion with the Congressional Gold Medal
February 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release:

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Rep. Sewell, Palmer Introduce Bill to Award the 761st Tank Battalion with the Congressional Gold Medal

Washington D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) to introduce a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion, the first Black American armored unit in World War II.

"As the first African A . . .

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