CHESAPEAKE--Some of the nation's first African-American Marines received Congressional Gold Medals Friday morning recognizing their service to the United States in WWII and beyond.
Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., Commander U.S Marine Corps Forces Command, presented the medals to Thomas A. Byrdsong of Newport News, John R. Johnson of Chesapeake, Robert E. Kindred of Chesapeake and Nathaniel E. Harris of Portsmouth.
These four original Montford Point Marines couldn't attend the June 27-28 presentation in Washing
