Montford Point Marines Honored by City

Nov 18th, 2011

At a recent council meeting, Mayor Sam Jones and the Mobile City Council honored the Montford Point Marines, the first group of African Americans in the Marine Corps. Local Montford Point Marines Dan Coleman and Robert Green were on hand to receive the proclamation.

(Pictured below: Front and center WWII Honoree Dan Coleman, then from left to right: Deanna Jones-Moses, Connie Coleman Rogers, Jeremy Howard, Cherryl Coleman-Howard, Fredrick Richardson Jr., Carol Coleman-Jones, Sherman Howard Jr. Officer Angelina W. Edwards, and Melissa R. Howard.)