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CMC talks tough on race at NAACP dinner; touts Corps' diversity

The Commandant of the Marine Corps spoke to a mixture of service members and NAACP delegates July 14 at the NAACP’s 35th Annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards Dinner here. “We have a checkered history of integration,” Gen. James T. Conway said in his typically blunt fashion. “We have not done as well as we should have.”He was not here

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Sgt. Nilton Arrubla Torres, 1st Marine Corps Recruiting District, administrative clerk, views the Statue of Liberty crown, July 4. Arrubla Torres was one of seven service members to take the Oath of Citizenship on Liberty Island before the crown reopened to the public. As a sign of respect for their service, the military men were given a tour of the crown hours before the area reopened to the general public. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton) - Sgt. Nilton Arrubla Torres, 1st Marine Corps Recruiting District, administrative clerk, views the Statue of Liberty crown, July 4. Arrubla Torres was one of seven service members to take the Oath of Citizenship on Liberty Island before the crown reopened to the public. As a sign of respect for their service, the military men were given a tour of the crown hours before the area reopened to the general public. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)

Marine, service members become citizens alongside Statue of Liberty

On America’s birthday, seven service memberMs took the Oath of Citizenship under the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, N.Y., July 4th. A Marine, sailor and five soldiers stood on stage and pledged their allegiance to the United States of America, a country they had sworn to defend years earlier. Sgt. Nilton Arrubla Torres, 1st Marine

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