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Nation's highest civilian honor to our nation's first black marines -- those who trained here at monfort point. >> i shed some tears. i felt humbled by it. >> reporter: the montfort marines proudly served in iwo jima and okinawa, sent in to clean up debris after bombs dropped in japan. back here at home, racism. white marines trained at camp lejeune while black marines weren't allowed on the base unless guided by a white officer. no black officers existed. >> we didn't have officers to protect us. we got kicked. got slapped. couldn't do anything but say yes sir and accept it. >> reporter: insp...
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