Photo by Sgt. Christopher Green | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 12.08.2012
An Officer Candidate from the Officer Candidate School (OCS) low-crawls under a barbed wire obstacle on the Montford Point Challenge obstacle course at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. on Dec. 8, 2012. The Montford Point Challenge was designed in 2011 to give Candidates a taste of the hardships of the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by......
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
The family member of a Montford Point Marine receives a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.......
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, standing, presents a Montford Point Marine with a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S.......
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, standing, presents a Montford Point Marine with a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S.......
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, standing, presents a Montford Point Marine with a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S.......
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
A Montford Point Marine receives a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christina Oneil)...
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, standing, presents a Montford Point Marine with a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S.......
Photo by Cpl. Christina Oneil | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center | 07.13.2012
U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, standing, presents a Montford Point Marine with a Congressional Gold Medal during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S.......
