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Original Montford Point Marines attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in their honor at Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington June 27, 2012. The medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, was presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed
to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alvin Williams Jr./Released)

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27/06/2012
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