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Clement E. Hill shakes hands with Lt. Gen. William D. Beydler, commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, after a Congressional Gold Medal Award Ceremony, May 31, 2018 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Hill accepted the award in honor of his late father Pfc. Burnie W. Hill, a Montford Point Marine. In 1942, African Americans were given the opportunity to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Nearly 20,000 African Americans from 1942-1949 were trained separately from their white counterparts at Montford Point, a facility at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
| Date Taken: | 05.31.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2018 15:26 |
| Photo ID: | 4447524 |
| VIRIN: | 140117-M-VM429-108 |
| Resolution: | 7347x4133 |
| Size: | 2.6 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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