Honoring the Six Triple Eight Women Who Paved the Way

While serving in the federal government, LaCarole remained committed to honoring the legacy of military women. Through her historical research, she located Ms. Alyce Dixon, who was 106 years old at the time and one of the few living members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all Black all women unit deployed overseas during World War II. In 2014, LaCarole and her daughter Lakeisha Faulkner visited Ms. Dixon at the VA Hospital in Washington, D.C., where LaCarole conducted a personal interview and gained meaningful insights into the experiences of female soldiers during that era. The visit honored the women of the Six Triple Eight who broke barriers for LaCarole and future generations of women who serve.