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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Grover Lewis III, commanding officer of Camp Johnson from 2005 to 2007, speaks about the Marines of Montford Point at the Montford Point Marines Memorial in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug 17, 2020. This year marks the 78th anniversary of when the first African-American recruits arrived on Montford Point in 1942 for Marine Corps recruit training and paving the way for approximately 20,000 African-Americans over the next 7 years to earn the title of Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaiah Gomez)
| Date Taken: | 08.17.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 08.26.2020 16:32 |
| Photo ID: | 6329210 |
| VIRIN: | 200817-M-JQ384-1031 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 11.24 MB |
| Location: | JACKSONVILLE, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 15 |
| Downloads: | 15 |
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Montford Point Marines honored on the 78th anniversary
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