Audio by Lance Cpl. Troy Saunders | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 08.24.2017
I'm Lance Corporal Troy Saunders with your Marine Minute. Three of the first African-Americans to serve as U.S. Marines were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejuene,North Carolina, August 24th. The Montford Point Marines were among the first African-Americans to serve in the Marines following desegregation in the Corps during......