Photo by Lance Cpl. Jordy Morales | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 12.18.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ahmed T. Williamson, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Eastern Recruiting Region Parris Island, S.C., (Right) greets Retired Master Sgt. Ronald Patterson (Left) with the Montford Point Marines Association on Dec. 18, 2024. The Montford Point Marines Association donated food for Sailors and Marines for the holidays.`(U.S. Marine Corps photo by......
Photo by Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
Addie Reed accepts a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of her late husband, Montford Point Marine Cpl. Thomas N. Reed, during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala. The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress, is presented to Montford Point Marines for their service......
Photo by Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
Lt. Gen. Richard Mills presents a Certificate of Status and Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Reed, the wife of Montford Point Marine Cpl. Thomas N. Reed, during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala. The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress, is presented to......
Photo by Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
Montford Point Marine Charles H. Stallard, left, greets Lt. Gen. Richard Mills during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala. Mills attended the event to award two Marines the Congressional Gold Medal for their dedication and service during a time of segregation. Stallard is the National Treasurer of......
Photo by Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
Lt. Gen. Richard Mills presents a Certificate of Status and Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Reed, the wife of Montford Point Marine Cpl. Thomas N. Reed, during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Alabama. More than 20,000 Montford Point Marines enlisted during a time of segregation between 1942 and......
Photo by Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
Chief Warrant Officer 4 James T. Averhart Jr. presents Lt. Gen. Richard Mills with an engraved baseball bat during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala. Mills presented the families of Montford Point Marines Methone Cunningham and Thomas N. Reed with Certificates of Status and Congressional Gold......
Photo by Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
Master Sgt. Damian D. Cason expresses his gratitude to retired Marine Annie Grimes for her service and dedication to the Marine Corps during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala. Grimes made Marine Corps history as the first African-American female warrant officer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Cayce Nevers | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.17.2013
Lester Sabook, President of the Montford Point Marine Association Cherry Point Chapter 36, stands with the winning team members, Hiwathia Clark, Adam Kish, Ron Scott and Aubrey Evans during the Montford Point Inaugural Fundraiser Golf Tournament May 17....