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Montford Point Marines' final battle: Become an 'everyday story' before taking last breath
The Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new documentary special is sharing the story of the Montford Point Marines and highlighting those...
Remembering and honoring the Montford Point Marines from World War II | Along The Way
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWanted: 17,000 World War II era African American Marines, or their survivors, who trained to become...
‘Living legends.’ Broward man, 101, honored for service as a first Black U.S. Marine
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoGeorge J. Johnson proudly served as a U.S. Marine Corps military policeman during World War II in...
3 trailblazing Montford Point Marines die in span of month
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThree veterans who were among the first Black men to serve in the Marine Corps died within one month...
101-year-old vet receives medal for being one of the 1st Black Marines
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGrace King didn’t realize until a few years ago that her cousin, George J. Johnson, was a Marine...
Sacramento man, 97, is one of about 200 living members of the first Black Marines
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRichard Davis keeps his replica Congressional Gold Medal in a glass case that his wife had specially...
Efforts launched to recover the history and identities of the nation's 1st Black Marines
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMallorie Berger said she always knew her late grandfather, Private Mauricio Burns, was a U.S....
For 144 years, Black Americans were banned from joining the Marines. But when the US needed support,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBlack Marines from Montford Point, circa 1944.HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In...
Museum to celebrate Montford Point Marines
The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 23—HIGH POINT — A tribute to the nation's first African American Marines — and the High Point men among their ranks — will be presented Saturday at the High Point Museum in conjunction ...
A symbol of honor
The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 21—HIGH POINT — One day early last year, Natika George was watching the news when she saw a short segment on the Montford Point Marines, the first African American Marine recruits during ...
