Pensacola honors late WWII Montford Point Marine as one of the first Black recruits

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The nation's highest civilian honor was presented Thursday to the family of Private Thomas Martin.
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DeKalb County WWII Marine Corps veteran dies at 98

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Glen Fowler, a World War II Marine Corps veteran, died Sunday evening, Sept. 7, 2025, at his home with loved ones by his side. He was 98. The N.E. Alabama Marine Corps League ...
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The U.S. Marine Who Forced Nazi Officers to Toast FDR at Gunpoint — and Became the Most Decorated OSS Operative

Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five years in the French Foreign Legion and fought in Africa, faced the Nazis in ...
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At 99 years old, U.S. Marine Corps veteran honors fellow WWII soldiers

Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, marks the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps, founded in Philadelphia. On this week's Spreading the Love, CBS Philadelphia's Wakisha Bailey sat down with Private ...