L. Shannon Sabsook, the president of the MCAS Cherry Point Chapter of the Montford Point Marines Association, delivers a motivational speech during the Preserving the Legacy memorial program at the MCAS Cherry Point Theater Friday. The Marine Corps was the last military branch to accept blacks after receiving orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. Preserving the Legacy, Cherry Point community works to rewrite history to include the memories of the Montford Point Marines 120224-M-OT671-131

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