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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...
101-year-old Butler Martin is among the last surviving Montford Point Marines
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 week agoButler Martin's photos from his time as a Montford Point Marine are peppered throughout a booklet...
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...
Honoring the history and legacy of the Montford Point Marines
WSOC via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThis Black History Month, Channel 9′s Glenn Counts is highlighting the history and legacy of the...
Sacramento man, 97, is one of about 200 living members of the first Black Marines
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRichard Davis keeps his replica Congressional Gold Medal in a glass case that his wife had specially...
Montford Point Marine who served in World War 2, Vietnam dies at 108
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOne of the first Black Marines ― who served in the military during three wars ― died Aug. 15 at the...
3 trailblazing Montford Point Marines die in span of month
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThree veterans who were among the first Black men to serve in the Marine Corps died within one month...
2 Montford Point Marines, among 1st Black men in Corps, laid to rest
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTwo of the first Black men to serve in the Marine Corps, including one who later became a brigadier...
108-year-old original Montford Point Marine honored for his service
Marine Corps Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor his 108th birthday, an original member of the Montford Point Marines ― the group of the first...
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...