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Warning: There are spoilers ahead for The Six Triple Eight.
Tyler Perry addresses whether the salute at the end of The six triple eight really happened. Near the end of the Netflix film, when the 6,888th battalion returns from World War II, they are greeted by white male soldiers, who are grateful for their invaluable contributions.
When speaking with TodayPerry revealed that the 855 women of the 6888th battalion were not saluted when they returned, stressing that their recognition only came many decades later. Check out Perry's explanation below:
This greeting did not happen. This only happened many, many, many years later. So the liberty I took at the end was to have each of them saluted. They are all greeted upon entering because they represent all 855 to me. And you see them walking through this door into a new life, into a new future. That didn't happen. They were not celebrated. Most of them were ashamed of having served in the army; not because of what they did, but because of the rumors that spread about them – that the only reason they were sent to Europe was to be concubines for the black soldiers. There was shame. Many of their own children didn't even know they served. They never talked about it.
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Source: Today
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