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Chief Warrant Officer Deidra Ware escorts George Kidd (left) and George Taylor during the Montford Point Association's 46th Annual National Convention in Atlanta, July 30. Kidd and Taylor, two original "Montford Pointers," graduated Montford Point's boot camp in 1943 and served during World War II. Gen. James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, was the guest speaker at the gala event. In addition to speaking on the impact Montford Point Marines have had on the legacy of the Marine Corps, Amos also spoke about current diversity initiatives within the officer and enlisted ranks. In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, which opened the door for African Americans to serve in the military by prohibiting racial discrimination in the DOD. From 1942 to 1949, approximately 20,000 men graduated from Montford Point, a Marine Corps installation dedicated to training the first modern-day African American Marines. Many of these Marines went on to serve in the Pacific theater during World War II.
| Date Taken: | 07.30.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 07.31.2011 02:15 |
| Photo ID: | 436673 |
| VIRIN: | 110730-M-MG222-005 |
| Resolution: | 2784x1856 |
| Size: | 608.65 KB |
| Location: | ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US |
| Web Views: | 304 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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