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 Cpl. Adeline Smith | 6th Marine Corps District | 08.12.2015
These Congressional Gold Medals were awarded to the families of Montford Point Marines Methone Cunningham and Thomas Reed during the 50th Anniversary of the Montford Point Marines Association Aug. 12, 2015, at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in Mobile, Ala. Congress authorized the medal for all of the Marines who trained at Montford Point, now Camp Johnson, N.C., in recognition of their......
Photo by Cpl. Danielle Rodrigues | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.08.2014
The new battalion logo for 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group bears the phrase, "Legacy of Montford Point," to represent the battalion's unique link to the African-American Marines who trained at Montford Point, N.C., during World War II. The unit unveiled the logo during a ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 6, 2014....
