Our America: Mission Montford Point

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The little-known story of the first Black men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps, the Montford Point Marines, who earned the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Our America: Mission Montford Point

In 2012, the first Black U.S. Marines were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Only one-tenth of the men have since received it. Now there is a mission to get all Montford Point Marines their medals while immortalizing their part of U.S. history.