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Two Marines with the 9th Marine Corps District, based out of Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, were on hand to honor four Montford Point Marines, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

Two Marines with the 9th Marine Corps District, based out of Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, were on hand to honor four Montford Point Marines, May 27, at the Colp Area Veterans Celebration, Dedication and Remembrance Ceremony, in Colp, Illinois. Nearly 20,000 African-Americans joined the Marine Corps in 1942, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a “presidential directive giving African Americans an opportunity to be recruited in the Marine Corps,” according to the Montford Point Marines Association website. They didn’t receive recruit training at San Diego or Parris Island, however, but Camp Montford Point, N.C., a segregated training site for African American Marine recruits. For the next seven years, the camp remained opened until it became desegregated. The four Marines are Sol Griffin, Jr.; James L. Kirby, Early Taylor, Jr. and Archibald Mosley. These Marines, among many other Montford Point Marines across the country, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian by Congress, in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson)

Photo by GySgt. Bryan A. Peterson

Staff Sgt. Kathy Prieto, a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Ocala, gave the public a glimpse of her warfighting side, when she apprehended three gunmen in Ocala, Nov. 16, 2019.

Staff Sgt. Kathy Prieto, a recruiter at Recruiting Substation Ocala, gave the public a glimpse of her warfighting side, when she apprehended three gunmen in Ocala, Nov. 16, 2019.

Photo by Cpl. Erin Morejon

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jalissa Harkins, officer selection officer, Officer Selection Station Denver, Recruiting Station Denver, leads a breakout session called “Empowering Teams: Fostering Inclusive and High-Performing Team Culture” during the National Collegiate Athletic Association Women Coaches Academy as part of the national partnership program with WeCoach in Denver, June 16 to 18, 2024. The national partnerships program widens the Marine Corps brand awareness and influencer advocacy sphere. Partnerships under this program aim to create opportunities for influencer and prospect audiences to establish lasting relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Amy Aldridge, coordinator of experiential learning at Southeast Missouri State University, sights in down range while supervised by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nayomi Koepke, a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team during a range at the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 13, 2024. The workshop enables MCRC to spread awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose, values and service opportunities to those educators who are engaged in supporting the future of their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Amy Aldridge, coordinator of experiential learning at Southeast Missouri State University, sights in down range while supervised by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nayomi Koepke, a member of the Marine Corps Shooting Team during a range at the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 13, 2024. The workshop enables MCRC to spread awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose, values and service opportunities to those educators who are engaged in supporting the future of their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Brandon Gash, director for career planning and development at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., shoots the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico Va., June 13, 2024. The workshop enables MCRC to spread awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose, values and service opportunities to those educators who are engaged in supporting the future of their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Brandon Gash, director for career planning and development at Drury University in Springfield, Mo., shoots the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico Va., June 13, 2024. The workshop enables MCRC to spread awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose, values and service opportunities to those educators who are engaged in supporting the future of their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Karen Simons, director of veterans success center at St. John’s University fires an M-18 service pistol during the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 13, 2024. The workshop enables MCRC to spread awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose, values and service opportunities to those educators who are engaged in supporting the future of their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Karen Simons, director of veterans success center at St. John’s University fires an M-18 service pistol during the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 13, 2024. The workshop enables MCRC to spread awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose, values and service opportunities to those educators who are engaged in supporting the future of their students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

Kelly Cummings, head football coach at Ohio Dominican University, left, counts the number of repetitions that Quinn Brown, offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Bowie State University, conducts the ammunition-can lift portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test during the Coaches Workshop, hosted by Marine Corps Recruiting Command on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 8, 2024. The Coaches Workshop provided attendees from across the country the opportunity to see how Marines are recruited, trained, and developed into leaders. Upon completion of the workshop, attending coaches and educators returned to their schools and community equipped with a better understanding of the Marine Corps and ability to tell the Marine Corps story. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Kelly Cummings, head football coach at Ohio Dominican University, left, counts the number of repetitions that Quinn Brown, offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Bowie State University, conducts the ammunition-can lift portion of the Marine Corps Combat Fitness Test during the Coaches Workshop, hosted by Marine Corps Recruiting Command on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 8, 2024. The Coaches Workshop provided attendees from across the country the opportunity to see how Marines are recruited, trained, and developed into leaders. Upon completion of the workshop, attending coaches and educators returned to their schools and community equipped with a better understanding of the Marine Corps and ability to tell the Marine Corps story. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta Shea, legislative assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, left, and Maj. Gen. William Bowers, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, center, speak to Kim Chavers, head women’s rowing coach at Nova Southeastern University at a dinner event during the Coaches Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 8, 2024. The Coaches Workshop, from May 6 - 10, gave college coaches and educators from across the country the opportunity to see how Marines are recruited, trained, and developed into leaders. Upon completion of the workshop, attending coaches and educators returned to their schools and community equipped with a better understanding of the Marine Corps and ability to tell the Marine Corps story. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Roberta Shea, legislative assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, left, and Maj. Gen. William Bowers, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, center, speak to Kim Chavers, head women’s rowing coach at Nova Southeastern University at a dinner event during the Coaches Workshop on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 8, 2024. The Coaches Workshop, from May 6 - 10, gave college coaches and educators from across the country the opportunity to see how Marines are recruited, trained, and developed into leaders. Upon completion of the workshop, attending coaches and educators returned to their schools and community equipped with a better understanding of the Marine Corps and ability to tell the Marine Corps story. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve Band pose for a group photo at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, April 2, 2024. Band members will be conducting a Spring Tour throughout Texas and also will be visiting local high school bands to demonstrate the many musical roles available in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper)

U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve Band pose for a group photo at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, April 2, 2024. Band members will be conducting a Spring Tour throughout Texas and also will be visiting local high school bands to demonstrate the many musical roles available in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Casey Cooper

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Adan Moreno, sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, welcomed Young Marines from the Potomac River Young Marines when they came to visit and receive an award, at the James Wesley Marsh Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 9, 2024. The Young Marines are led by the 12th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Harold G. Overstreet.

While they were here, the Young Marines received a tour of the building, met with the personnel that work at MCRC, and talked with Marines about what their futures could hold. It’s important to showcase everything the Marine Corps can offer, especially jobs and tasks that those interested might not know the Marine Corps does behind the scenes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Adan Moreno, sergeant major of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, welcomed Young Marines from the Potomac River Young Marines when they came to visit and receive an award, at the James Wesley Marsh Center on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 9, 2024. The Young Marines are led by the 12th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Harold G. Overstreet. While they were here, the Young Marines received a tour of the building, met with the personnel that work at MCRC, and talked with Marines about what their futures could hold. It’s important to showcase everything the Marine Corps can offer, especially jobs and tasks that those interested might not know the Marine Corps does behind the scenes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

Photo by Sgt. Levi Voss

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tristan Wiggin, a recuiter with Recruiting Station Tampa, Fl., 6th Marine Corps District, receives the award for First Runner-up Recruiter of the Year from General Christopher J. Mahoney, the 37th assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tristan Wiggin, a recuiter with Recruiting Station Tampa, Fl., 6th Marine Corps District, receives the award for First Runner-up Recruiter of the Year from General Christopher J. Mahoney, the 37th assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Russell B. Cowan, left, a recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, Calif., 12th Marine Corps District, and Gunnery Sgt. Tristan Wiggin, right, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Tampa, Fl., 6th Marine Corps District stand by to receive the award for Recruiter of the Year and First Runner-up, respectively, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Russell B. Cowan, left, a recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, Calif., 12th Marine Corps District, and Gunnery Sgt. Tristan Wiggin, right, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Tampa, Fl., 6th Marine Corps District stand by to receive the award for Recruiter of the Year and First Runner-up, respectively, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Russell B. Cowan, left, a recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, Calif., 12th Marine Corps District, receives the award for Recruiter of the Year from General Christopher J. Mahoney, the 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Russell B. Cowan, left, a recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, Calif., 12th Marine Corps District, receives the award for Recruiter of the Year from General Christopher J. Mahoney, the 37th Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Russell B. Cowan, left, a recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, Calif., 12th Marine Corps District, and Gunnery Sgt. Tristan Wiggin, right, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Tampa, Fl., 6th Marine Corps District stand by to receive the award for Recruiter of the Year and First Runner-up, respectively, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Russell B. Cowan, left, a recruiter with Recruiting Station San Diego, Calif., 12th Marine Corps District, and Gunnery Sgt. Tristan Wiggin, right, a recruiter with Recruiting Station Tampa, Fl., 6th Marine Corps District stand by to receive the award for Recruiter of the Year and First Runner-up, respectively, at the National Museum of The Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., February 8, 2024. The award was given to recognize the best of those who scour the nations landscape seeking out those who will take their place upon the yellow footprints. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward)

Photo by Sgt. Rachaelanne Woodward

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

Photo by Sgt. Levi Voss

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

Photo by Sgt. Levi Voss

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

Photo by Sgt. Levi Voss

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Nhomba, left, mobility chief with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, sets the example for Pfc. Kaden Maddox, a logistics specialist with MCWL, during a physical training session at the Barber Physical Activity Center, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Feb. 2, 2024. Nhomba was born and raised in Cameroon; shortly after moving to the U.S., he achieved full citizenship while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nhmoba is described by Maddox as one who “leads by example and won’t ask someone to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Levi Voss)

Photo by Sgt. Levi Voss

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Ostermann, Prior Service Recruiting statistician chief, Marine Corps Recruiting Command and a native of El Cajon, Ca., adds to his to-do list in his office on Marine Corps Base Quantico Feb. 2, 2024. Ostermann’s responsibilities include overseeing statistical research and analysis for PSR, ensuring data accuracy and interpreting complex data for decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Ostermann, Prior Service Recruiting statistician chief, Marine Corps Recruiting Command and a native of El Cajon, Ca., adds to his to-do list in his office on Marine Corps Base Quantico Feb. 2, 2024. Ostermann’s responsibilities include overseeing statistical research and analysis for PSR, ensuring data accuracy and interpreting complex data for decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Ostermann, Prior Service Recruiting statistician chief, Marine Corps Recruiting Command and a native of El Cajon, Ca., left, shows Ammon Fasusi, Enterprise Service Desk technician, his Common Access Card during a conversation on Marine Corps Base Quantico Feb. 1, 2024.The ESD contractors provide general IT support and customer service to all of MCRC as well as recruiters around the country. (.U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Ostermann, Prior Service Recruiting statistician chief, Marine Corps Recruiting Command and a native of El Cajon, Ca., left, shows Ammon Fasusi, Enterprise Service Desk technician, his Common Access Card during a conversation on Marine Corps Base Quantico Feb. 1, 2024.The ESD contractors provide general IT support and customer service to all of MCRC as well as recruiters around the country. (.U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brenna Ritchie

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