U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank A. Panter, deputy

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank A. Panter, deputy commandant of Installations and Logistics, center, presents a Congressional Gold Medal to a Montford Point Marine during a Congressional Gold Medal Commemorative Ceremony in their honor at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., June 28, 2012. The Medal, the highest U.S. civilian award, is presented to the Montford Marines, the first African-Americans allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas DeMelo/Released)