Tyler Perry at the Opening Night of "Joe Turner's Come And Gone" on Broadway - April 25, 2016

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian participate in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, left, Kerry Washington, center left, and Ebony Obsidian, second left, along with Office of Army Cemeteries and Army National Military Cemeteries Executive Director Karen Durham-Aguilera, center right, Senior Enlisted Advisor Sgt. Maj. Donnie Davis, second right, and Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall Garrison Commander Col. Tasha Lowery, right, pay their respects at the gravesite of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Allie Harshaw in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. This was part of a USO visit to ANC to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC, including Harshaw. The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian pay their respects at the gravesite of U.S. Army Maj. Blanche Scott in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. This was part of a USO visit to ANC to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC, including Scott. The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Arlington National Cemetery Historian Tim Frank gives a tour of the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room to Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery) (Photo taken in color and turned to black and white)

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian pay their respects at the gravesite of U.S. Army Maj. Blanche Scott in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. This was part of a USO visit to ANC to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC, including Scott. The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian pay their respects at the gravesite of U.S. Army Maj. Blanche Scott in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. This was part of a USO visit to ANC to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC, including Scott. The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, center left, Kerry Washington, second left, and Ebony Obsidian, center, walk with Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sergeant of the Guard Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay, right, and Commander of the Guard Capt. Henry Newstrom, left, toward the Tomb Guard Quarters at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight." The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian walk with Tomb of the Unknown Sergeant of the Guard Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay toward the Tomb Guard Quarters at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight." The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)

Arlington National Cemetery Historian Tim Frank gives a tour of the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room to Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, and Ebony Obsidian at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 20, 2024. Perry, Washington, and Obsidian were at ANC as part of a USO visit to pay respect to the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” The only all-Black, all-female Women’s Army Corps unit to serve overseas during World War II, the Six Triple Eights sorted the massive backlog of undelivered mail for U.S. service members in England and France. Several members of this unit are interred or inurned at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery)