Saturday, June 30, 2012
First Black Marines Receive Congressional Gold Medal for WWII Service
Now that's a nice headline as the first black members of the Marines receive official recognition for their service in a time when segregation was very much a reality. You'll recall that Truman desegregated the armed services in 1948. Here's video from June 27:
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