"Jonas Bender - Montford Point Marine" Topic
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 ColCampbell  | 08 Jun 2020 7:58 a.m. PST |
Jonas Bender, one of the first black Marines in WW2 and a graduate of the segregated Montford Point training program, has died. link Another honorable American serviceman who has gone to Fiddler's Green. Rest in peace, comrade! Jim (US Army, retired) |
| Bismarck | 08 Jun 2020 11:33 a.m. PST |
Rest in Peace, my brother Marine! Semper Fi! Thank you and your fellow Montford Point brothers
for paving the way for many Marines who followed in your footsteps. Sam(former Sgt.) USMC |
| ZULUPAUL | 08 Jun 2020 12:59 p.m. PST |
I heard a presentation on WWII Black Marines a few years back. Amazingly resilient men who did great service to the country. RIP Marine, guard the streets of Heaven with my Dad a WWII Marine. |
| Dn Jackson | 14 Jun 2020 4:41 p.m. PST |
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| Mithmee | 18 Jun 2020 8:08 a.m. PST |
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