LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Director Tyler Perry said his latest film, The Six Triple Eight, premiering Friday on Netflix, showcases a Black female World War II army unit that even the soldiers did not discuss after the war.

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the Women's Army Corps' only unit of color. Its job was to sort and deliver 17 million pieces of mail between servicemen and their loved ones accumulated over three years.

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