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The Marines That Beat Hitler & Jim Crow Get Their Due

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At a once-segregated base in heart of the Confederacy, four of America’s first Black Marines were finally recognized with one of our highest civilian honors.

James LaPorta
James LaPorta
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James LaPorta

James LaPorta

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