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    Congressional Gold Medal posthumously awarded to Louisiana Montford Point Marines [Image 4 of 5]

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    Congressional Gold Medal posthumously awarded to Louisiana Montford Point Marines

    NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

    11.13.2023

    Photo by Cpl. Ryan Schmid 

    Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)

    U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Sean Day, mobilization assistant to Deputy Commander of USSPACECOM with Senior Leader Management Branch and Sgt. Maj. Edwin Mota, Sgt. Maj. of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, pose for a photo following a Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony at the Algiers Auditorium in New Orleans, November 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)

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    Date Taken: 11.13.2023
    Date Posted: 11.22.2023 16:36
    Photo ID: 8125071
    VIRIN: 231113-M-HT815-1005
    Resolution: 7923x2135
    Size: 14.03 MB
    Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US

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