U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Sean Day, mobilization assistant to Deputy Commander of USSPACECOM with Senior Leader Management Branch addresses the audience at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony at the Algiers Auditorium in New Orleans, Nov. 13, 2023. Seven African American Marines were posthumously awarded a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal for their service World War II. They were among the first African American Marines to serve in the Marine Corps since the American Revolution and trained at the segregated Montford Point Camp in Jacksonville, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid) (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid)
Date Taken: | 11.13.2023 |
Date Posted: | 11.22.2023 16:42 |
Photo ID: | 8125069 |
VIRIN: | 231113-M-HT815-1002 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 22.81 MB |
Location: | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US |
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