Images: Montford Point Marines [Image 166 of 204]
Photo by Cpl. Tia Dufour![]()
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From left, U.S. Marine Col. Paul D. Montanus, the commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington; Nathaniel Tyus, a former Montford Point Marine; and Brig. Gen. Steven Rudder, the legislative assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, pose for a photo during the breakfast in honor of the Montford Marines at Crawford Hall at MBW, Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2011. The Montford Marines were among the first African-Americans to enlist in the Marine Corps and were trained at the segregated Montford Point facility at Camp Lejeune, N.C., in the 1940s. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tia Dufour)
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