JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Friday morning at the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, a select amount of Montford Point Marines were presented a replica of a Congressional Gold Medal. The National Montford ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's been a major shakeup at the national nonprofit founded to honor the Montford Point Marines. Three top officials were caught exaggerating their own military records and awards.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Dozens gathered at Veterans Memorial Park Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Marine Corps Private Thomas Martin. Private Martin was one of 20,000 African American men ...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- They helped integrate the U.S. military and on Friday families of Montford Point Marines gathered as they were honored for their service. The Montford Point Marine Association ...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Family members, Marines and more gathered Friday to celebrate and honor three distinguished Marines who served our country while facing challenges of their own. Three ...

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Friday was the 15th-annual Montford Point Marines Day in Jacksonville. The day is to remember the service of the first Black Marines who trained in Jacksonville during ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — At the dedication of a memorial Friday honoring the first black U.S. Marines, John Spencer imagines his mind will recall what it was like to become a Montford Point Marine. “I’ll ...

In this Sept. 21, 2015 photo provided by the City of Jacksonville, the monument for the Montford Point Marines, the nation’s first black Marines, is seen in Jacksonville, N.C. *A new structure ...