Posted on Aug 26, 2023
Families of Montford Point Marines receive Congressional Gold Medal
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They helped integrate the U.S. military and on Friday families of Montford Point Marines gathered as they were honored for their service.
The Montford Point Marine Association credits the ABC Owned Television Stations' call to action for helping produce the largest group to receive replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal since 2012. The storytelling reached people around the world who are related to Montford Point Marines, the first Black recruits to join the Marine Corps.
Between 1942 and 1949, these 20,000 men trained at Camp Montford Point, a segregated section of Camp Lejeune.
On Friday morning, 54 families gathered at the Montford Point Marine Memorial to honor the veterans who served in the face of racial prejudice and segregation.
The Raging Bulls flew over the ceremony as a show of deep respect.
The Montford Point Marine Association credits the ABC Owned Television Stations' call to action for helping produce the largest group to receive replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal since 2012. The storytelling reached people around the world who are related to Montford Point Marines, the first Black recruits to join the Marine Corps.
Between 1942 and 1949, these 20,000 men trained at Camp Montford Point, a segregated section of Camp Lejeune.
On Friday morning, 54 families gathered at the Montford Point Marine Memorial to honor the veterans who served in the face of racial prejudice and segregation.
The Raging Bulls flew over the ceremony as a show of deep respect.
Families of Montford Point Marines receive Congressional Gold Medal
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I have a Montford Point Magnet on my board behind my desk at school. I don't remember exactly where I got it, but I've had it since I was in the Corps and I'm pretty sure I acquired it while I was stationed at Camp Lejeune. I learned in the Marines it didn't make a damn bit of difference what color or religion that Marine next to you was. We were there to do a job and protect each other the best we could. Semper Fi Marine Families.
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