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    Montford Point Marines Award Ceremony

    MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.28.2023

    Photo by Cpl. Alexander Devereux 

    Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego         

    Retired U.S. Marine, Gerald Hampton President of the Montford Point Marines Association, Chapter 44, observes an award and honors ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 28, 2023. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to Robin Rayford on behalf of her father, Master Sgt. Robert Lee Crittenden, who served in the Marine Corps from February 1946 to March 1965, making history as one of the 20,000 African Americans trained to become Marines at Montford Point Camp, located in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux)

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    Date Taken: 09.28.2023
    Date Posted: 09.30.2023 02:04
    Photo ID: 8048230
    VIRIN: 230928-M-EG840-1005
    Resolution: 3793x2529
    Size: 5.31 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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