Thread: First black Marines deserve congressional gold medal

First black Marines deserve congressional gold medal, House says - latimes.com

"The House on Tuesday approved awarding the congressional gold medal to the first black Marines for their service during World War II in the face of discrimination. "

"Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos expressed his support for the medal, saying in a letter to lawmakers that the Montford Point Marines "served with distinction in three of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific -- Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa," "defended a society that enjoyed freedoms they did not share"


About damn time. You know at that point in time they were used as point men.

I approve of this.