Montford Point Marines Sgt. Riley A. McCray and Cpl. Lynn L. Williams share stories after they are presented with the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony here Sept. 21. That was until President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, issued a directive that allowed more than 22,000 blacks to enlist into the Marines. However, these Marines still underwent a separate recruit training at Montford Point, a training facility near Camp Lejuene, N.C. (Photo by Sgt. Robert Durham)
Date Taken: | 10.21.2012 |
Date Posted: | 10.27.2012 16:08 |
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Location: | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US |
Hometown: | BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | HARLAN, KENTUCKY, US |
Hometown: | OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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