Twelve Montford Point Marines were given a Congressional Gold Medal Wednesday night. Though many of them were honored posthumously, family members of the late Marines feel the honor of being recognized is essential.“Being one of the originals and being an all-black unit — we felt it was important and that he deserved it,” Dorothy Howard said of her uncle, Montford Point Marine Private First Class Willie H. Rushton who died in 2008.President Barack Obama [...]
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