Sergeant Ed Fizer, USMC (ret.) will receive the Congressional Gold Medal as a member of the Montford Point Marines.
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- They enlisted to fight for their country during a time of war. In return, they were often ridiculed, taunted, and scorned.
They worked even harder to prove themselves, segregated because of the color of their skin, training separately at Montford Point, North Carolina. They excelled. They gave their all.
Most are now…
