Staff Sgt. Brian Pierce, administration chief, 4th Tank Battalion, stands with other Marines with 4th Tanks during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for retired Montford Point Marine Joseph Beaver at the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Feb. 24. In attendance to the ceremony were various family members and friends of Beaver, as well as the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center color guard and Marines with 4th Tank Battalion who took part in presenting the medal alongside Ruiz. (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released) - Staff Sgt. Brian Pierce, administration chief, 4th Tank Battalion, stands with other Marines with 4th Tanks during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for retired Montford Point Marine Joseph Beaver at the Tolerance Education Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Feb. 24. In attendance to the ceremony were various family members and friends of Beaver, as well as the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center color guard and Marines with 4th Tank Battalion who took part in presenting the medal alongside Ruiz. (Official Marine Corps Photo By Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released)
Michael Johnson, veteran, Montford Point Marine Association, smiles during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring former Montford Point Marine Freeman Stokes at Banning City Hall in Banning, Calif., Jan. 25, 2014. - Michael Johnson, veteran, Montford Point Marine Association, smiles during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring former Montford Point Marine Freeman Stokes at Banning City Hall in Banning, Calif., Jan. 25, 2014.