Robert Dembo from the Mayor’s Office of Veterans & Military Affairs, presents a speech to honor Corporal Arthur Jackson during his Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony in Houston, TX, 10 July 2021. On Nov. 23, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines. The Congressional Gold Medal recognizes their contributions to the Marine Corps and the United States of America from 1942 to 1949, during a time of hardship and segregation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Shayla Wells)
| Date Taken: | 07.10.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2021 11:58 |
| Photo ID: | 6728919 |
| VIRIN: | 210710-M-FI861-1003 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 3.15 MB |
| Location: | HOUSTON, TX, US |
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