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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

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for the ceremonial opening of the annual Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 4, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps. (United States Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Sarah Ralph)

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for the ceremonial opening of the annual Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 4, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps. (United States Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Ralph

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for the Marines, future Marines, and their families during a Family Day performance at the Alaska National Guard Armory in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 3, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps. (United States Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Sarah Ralph)

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for the Marines, future Marines, and their families during a Family Day performance at the Alaska National Guard Armory in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 3, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps. (United States Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Sarah Ralph)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Ralph

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for the Marines, future Marines, and their families during a Family Day performance at the Alaska National Guard Armory in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 3, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps.

The Silent Drill Platoon performs for the Marines, future Marines, and their families during a Family Day performance at the Alaska National Guard Armory in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 3, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Ralph

US Marine Corporal Jackson Acree, 21, a native of Palmer, Alaska and member of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon returned home to Anchorage March 2, 2023. The unit is visiting Alaska to perform at various locations around the Anchorage area and during the opening ceremony of the Iditarod.

The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps.

US Marine Corporal Jackson Acree, 21, a native of Palmer, Alaska and member of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon returned home to Anchorage March 2, 2023. The unit is visiting Alaska to perform at various locations around the Anchorage area and during the opening ceremony of the Iditarod. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps.

Photo by Gregory Gilliam

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jackson Acree, a native of Palmer, Alaska, and member of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, poses with his parents in Anchorage, Alaska on March 2, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps, and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Menelik Collins)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jackson Acree, a native of Palmer, Alaska, and member of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, poses with his parents in Anchorage, Alaska on March 2, 2023. The visit is part of a joint effort between Marine Barracks Washington and Marine Corps Recruiting Command designed to increase awareness of the Marine Corps, and prepare the unit for the upcoming summer parade season at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., the oldest post in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Menelik Collins)

Photo by Sgt. Menelik Collins

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Glenn Galtere, a 93-year-old Marine who fought in The Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, tells his Marine Corps story at the Iwo Jima Luncheon held at The Madyson at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Feb. 23, 2023. The Iwo Jima Luncheon was organized by U.S. Marine Corps veterans Joe Lisi and Tom Kane, together with Madyson staff members to honor those who answered the call of duty for the defense of our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera)

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Glenn Galtere, a 93-year-old Marine who fought in The Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, tells his Marine Corps story at the Iwo Jima Luncheon held at The Madyson at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Feb. 23, 2023. The Iwo Jima Luncheon was organized by U.S. Marine Corps veterans Joe Lisi and Tom Kane, together with Madyson staff members to honor those who answered the call of duty for the defense of our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Glenn Galtere, a 93-year-old Marine who fought in The Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, tells his Marine Corps story at the Iwo Jima Luncheon held at The Madyson at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Feb. 23, 2023. The Iwo Jima Luncheon was organized by U.S. Marine Corps veterans Joe Lisi and Tom Kane, together with Madyson staff members to honor those who answered the call of duty for the defense of our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera)

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Glenn Galtere, a 93-year-old Marine who fought in The Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, tells his Marine Corps story at the Iwo Jima Luncheon held at The Madyson at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Feb. 23, 2023. The Iwo Jima Luncheon was organized by U.S. Marine Corps veterans Joe Lisi and Tom Kane, together with Madyson staff members to honor those who answered the call of duty for the defense of our nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kevin Lopez Herrera

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Josue Fragoso, the station commander of Recruiting Sub Station South Bay, Recruiting Station Orange County, 12th Marine Corps District, poses for a photo with a certificate of recognition from Torrance Mayor, George Chen, in Torrance, California on Dec. 22, 2022. SSgt. Fragoso responded to a robbery in progress on Dec. 20, 2022, outside his office at Daniel's Jewelers and helped apprehend two suspects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Immanuel Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Josue Fragoso, the station commander of Recruiting Sub Station South Bay, Recruiting Station Orange County, 12th Marine Corps District, poses for a photo with a certificate of recognition from Torrance Mayor, George Chen, in Torrance, California on Dec. 22, 2022. SSgt. Fragoso responded to a robbery in progress on Dec. 20, 2022, outside his office at Daniel's Jewelers and helped apprehend two suspects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Immanuel Johnson)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Immanuel Johnson

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and Vanessa Fuchs, CEO of WeCOACH, a native of Tallahassee, Florida, pose for a photo during the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and Vanessa Fuchs, CEO of WeCOACH, a native of Tallahassee, Florida, pose for a photo during the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and Capt. Aaron Webster, national partnership officer, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, interacts with coaches at the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and Capt. Aaron Webster, national partnership officer, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, interacts with coaches at the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, interacts with coaches at the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, interacts with coaches at the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, asks questions during a live show during the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, asks questions during a live show during the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, attends a live show during the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dennielle Howes, air defense control officer, Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, attends a live show during the 2022 WeCOACH Breakthrough Summit in Omaha, Nebraska. The partnership with WeCOACH offers the chance to connect Marines to influencers in order to build relationships that convert those influencers into advocates who can be relied on to support local recruiting activity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christopher McComb, 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company communications chief, leads a class on how the Marine mindset can be combined with coaching at the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 14, 2022. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christopher McComb, 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company communications chief, leads a class on how the Marine mindset can be combined with coaching at the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 14, 2022. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Michael Wood, an occupational field manager with the Judge Advocate Division, Headquarters, Marine Corps, leads a 2-mile morning run with the coaches during the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 14, 2022. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps Michael Wood, an occupational field manager with the Judge Advocate Division, Headquarters, Marine Corps, leads a 2-mile morning run with the coaches during the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 14, 2022. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Michael Wood, an occupational field manager with the Judge Advocate Division, Headquarters, Marine Corps, recognizes the National High School Coaches of the Year Awards at the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 13, 2022. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps Michael Wood, an occupational field manager with the Judge Advocate Division, Headquarters, Marine Corps, recognizes the National High School Coaches of the Year Awards at the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 13, 2022. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christopher McComb, 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company communications chief, and 1st Lt. Benjamin Biedrzycki, Marine Corps Recruiting Command national partnership officer, speak with coaches at the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 13, 2022. MCRC is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Christopher McComb, 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company communications chief, and 1st Lt. Benjamin Biedrzycki, Marine Corps Recruiting Command national partnership officer, speak with coaches at the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Convention in Aurora, Colo., Dec. 13, 2022. MCRC is proud to partner with USTFCCCA, during the convention Marines were able to network, participate in professional development sessions with coaches and celebrate the National High School Coaches of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Sanchez

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, raise their right hand during the Oath of Allegiance aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2022. 18 Marines from 15 countries and five continents swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their citizenship. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Seal)

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, raise their right hand during the Oath of Allegiance aboard the Battleship USS North Carolina, Dec. 2, 2022. 18 Marines from 15 countries and five continents swore the Oath of Allegiance and received their citizenship. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after he or she fulfills the requirements to become a citizen established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Seal)

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Fowler

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