Marine Corps Maj. Tommy L. Olson, the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Springfield, presents a gift to Howard Hunter, guest of honor, during the RS Springfield Marine Corps Birthday Ball celebrating 242 years of service, in Mashantucket, Conn., on Nov. 10, 2017. Hunter served in the first racially integrated Platoon in the Marine Corps in 1949. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Connor Hancock)

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