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    War vet carries on fading legacy [Image 4 of 4]

    War vet carries on fading legacy

    JACKSONVILLE, NC, UNITED STATES

    02.02.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Turner Blount, one of the first African-Americans to train at Recruit Depot Montford Point, recalls memories from boot camp and World War II, while looking through a scrapbook he compiled of past and present Montford Point history. The retired master sergeant enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943, and served in WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.02.2013
    Date Posted: 02.06.2013 18:05
    Photo ID: 828744
    VIRIN: 130202-M-OT671-708
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 8.11 MB
    Location: JACKSONVILLE, NC, US
    Hometown: JACKSONVILLE, NC, US

    Web Views: 30
    Downloads: 3

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