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    A senior U.S. Marine Corps officer in service uniform with multiple rows of ribbons and what appear to be three-star general rank insignia is engaged in a handshake or greeting with civilians in an indoor setting. The gathering appears to be a formal or ceremonial event, with several attendees including veterans wearing garrison caps. The atmosphere suggests a reception or commemorative function.

    CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    08.26.2010

    Photo by Cpl. Jo Jones 

    Marine Corps Installations East       

    Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, greets members of the Montford Point Marine Association, Inc., during a ceremony honoring African-American Marines who served in the Marine Corps in the 1940s aboard Montford Point Camp, now Camp Johnson, Aug. 26. Senate Resolution 587 declared, Aug. 26, as Montford Point Marine Day.

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    Date Taken: 08.26.2010
    Date Posted: 09.10.2010 10:24
    Photo ID: 317013
    VIRIN: 100826-M-2360J-027
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 2.69 MB
    Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Web Views: 78
    Downloads: 2

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    A senior U.S. Marine Corps officer in service uniform with multiple rows of ribbons and what appear to be three-star general rank insignia is engaged in a handshake or greeting with civilians in an indoor setting. The gathering appears to be a formal or ceremonial event, with several attendees including veterans wearing garrison caps. The atmosphere suggests a reception or commemorative function.
    A formal meeting between a civilian wearing a white American Legion-style cap and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer in service uniform. The two men are shaking hands in what appears to be an indoor official setting. Several other military personnel in tan/khaki uniforms are visible in the background.
    A senior U.S. Marine Corps officer in service uniform is speaking at a wooden podium equipped with a microphone. The officer wears a garrison cap with four stars visible, indicating the rank of General. The outdoor ceremony takes place on a paved platform surrounded by a well-maintained grass field and trees.
    A U.S. Marine in service uniform is speaking into a microphone at an outdoor military ceremony or event. He is standing near a podium on a grass field, with an audience seated in the background under a red and yellow canopy tent. His uniform displays multiple ribbons and a senior enlisted rank chevron insignia.
    Five individuals stand on a platform holding identical framed portrait drawings at what appears to be a formal military or veterans ceremony. Two of the individuals are wearing military uniforms, two are in civilian suits, and one wears a veterans organization cap. The event is held outdoors under a large striped red and yellow tent with an audience visible in the background.
    A formal group photograph of approximately 20-25 African American men, many wearing military garrison caps and dark blazers with red ties and decorative pins or ribbons. The group is arranged in two rows — seated in front and standing behind — in what appears to be an indoor meeting or community hall with red carpet and red window valances. Two individuals in the back appear to be wearing U.S. Marine Corps uniforms.

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