As we celebrate July 4th, here are Jacksonville places that symbolize America
Onslow residents can visit these places to honor America this Fourth of July, or any day, as the area is chock full of places honoring freedom.
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Onslow residents can visit these places to honor America this Fourth of July, or any day, as the area is chock full of places honoring freedom.
Alfonzia and Timerlate Kirven were Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans allowed in that branch of the U.S. military, starting in 1942.
If she had to compare the Montford Point Marines to someone, National Montford Point Marine Association (NMPMA) President Carmen Cole would liken them to Rosa Parks, who made history in 1955 refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. “Had she not done that, I would probably have never been afforded the opportunity to ride in the front of the many public transportation buses that I had to take to school and to work,” said Cole, a retired chief warrant officer 3. The Montford Point Marines enlisted and fulfilled draft duties to endure social, physical and mental hardships...