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Pfc. Southern Nixon Jr. was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal- the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress- during a ceremony at Woodland Middle School in Stockbridge, Ga., where he now serves as a nutrition assistant. Nixon was one of about 20 thousand Marines trained at Montford Point while it served as the recruit training area for African Americans from 1942 to 1949.
| Date Taken: | 08.28.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2012 12:41 |
| Photo ID: | 655282 |
| VIRIN: | 120828-M-IR546-002 |
| Resolution: | 4967x3257 |
| Size: | 1.55 MB |
| Location: | STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA, US |
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