Por: WPLG Local 10 Politics February 07, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A medal ceremony was held at the African-American Research Studies Library in Fort Lauderdale on Monday.It ensured that two Montford Point Marines with South Florida ties are now among the counted.Surrounded by loves ones, Cpl. George Johnson, one of the last living Montford Point Marines, received a bronze replica of a congressional gold medal, and three additional medals were pinned to his original uniform.They were... + full article
ABC7 USA Nation December 09, 2022
, Smith Kang recalled.Her grandfather, Corporal Arnold Anthony Smith, was part of the trailblazing group whose story is often untold, and therefore, unknown.They're the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. They trained at Camp Montford Point in... + más
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ABC News USA Politics December 03, 2022
Pfc. Christian Mejia was among 18 U.S. Marines to become a U.S. citizen on Friday during a naturalization ceremony aboard the historic World War II battleship, the USS North Carolina.Haling from 14 different countries across five continents, including Mejía's native... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Nation November 22, 2022
A Marine unit at Camp Pendleton took delivery this month of its last new H-1 helicopter, 60 years after the service ordered its first ones in 1962. The last helicopter — an AH-1Z Viper — was flown to the base Nov. 4 from Amarillo, Texas, by Col. Nathan Marvel, the commanding... + más
ABC News USA Life November 11, 2022
Mallorie Berger said she always knew her late grandfather, Private Mauricio Burns, was a U.S. veteran. But it wasn't until last year she learned about his historic legacy.Something clicked. Something led me to believe that, you know what, I think, Papa — that's what... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Nation November 11, 2022
Chris Duffy, a former Marine, coaching in the Messalonskee Youth Football League. Photo by Travis Lazarczyk Chris Duffy held out his iPhone to show a video of Finn, his 9-year old son, sprinting around the edge of the offensive line for a long touchdown run. “I had more fun... + más
ABC7 USA World November 10, 2022
.To honor service members past and present, take a moment to learn five things you might not know about the military branch.It has roots in taverns -- and QuakersSamuel Nicholas, a former Quaker who was kicked out of his community for joining the Revolution, was commissioned as... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Nation October 10, 2022
An 18-year-old Marine recruit died in September after collapsing during training at Camp Pendleton, the Marines said in a statement late Saturday. Pfc. Javier Pong became unconscious and unresponsive while conducting scheduled training on Sept. 27, the Marines said. He was... + más
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