Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal Parade
Approximately 400 Montford Point Marines received their bronze replica Congressional Gold Medals at a special ceremony held at Marine Barracks Washington June 28,
2012, a day after they were presented the official gold medal, as an organization, during a ceremony held on the United States Capitol grounds.
The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded by Congress and is the highest civilian award in the nation. The award comes more than seven decades after the Montford Point Marines broke the military's
last color barrier . . . with approximately 20,000
trained at Montford Point, NC from 1942 to 1949.
U.S. Marine Corps
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Montford Point Marines
