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Winston Burns Sr. was presented with a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal Sept. 10, at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans. Approximately 420 Marines who attended segregated basic training at Montford Point, N.C., received the medal in ceremonies across the country this summer. The award was symbolically presented to all Montford Point Marines during a ceremony inside Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol June 27. William McDowell, a Montford Point veteran himself, received the medal that day with roughly 400 of his fellows in attendance. The next day, those 400 received the replicas of the original gold medal, which is currently being prepared for display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Audrey Graham)
| Date Taken: | 09.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 10.03.2012 11:25 |
| Photo ID: | 675438 |
| VIRIN: | 120910-M-HU478-110 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 2.07 MB |
| Location: | NEW ORLEANS, LA, US |
| Web Views: | 33 |
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