Low crawling through the woods for long periods of time is nothing new to U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Trutna. Splinters, fatigue ...

(The Root) — Today, June 27, the first African-American Marines, known as the Montford Point Marines, will receive the Congressional Gold Medal. Suggested Reading These Seven Spelman Sisters Have Made ...

Today is National Montford Point Marine Day, honoring the first African American Marines who enlisted during World War II. They served at the segregated training facility at Camp Montford Point near ...

TWO American troops have vanished while taking part in a military exercises in Morocco, sparking desperate rescue efforts.

The Azubuike African American Council for The Arts is hosting the local premiere of the documentary, "The Montford Point Marines: The First African American Marines Unit," tonight at the auditorium in ...

On April 26, 1942, the United States Marine Corps opened Montford Point at Camp Lejeune, specifically for the training of African American recruits. Before President Harry Truman’s 1948 executive ...

Two American soldiers have gone missing in southwestern Morocco, setting off an urgent multinational search just hours after they wrapped up a day of military drills. U.S. Africa Command confirmed the ...

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of African-American veterans who helped to integrate the Marine Corps during World War II at a time segregation was an everyday reality are now proud recipients of the nation's ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Marines are known as the few and the proud, ready to take on any mission, but none faced the immense challenges that Frank Petersen did when he ...