{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Defense News","provider_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","author_name":"migration","author_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/","title":"Montford Point Marines 75th","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0dzkdBlngs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/video\/dntv\/2017\/08\/28\/montford-point-marines-75th\/\">Montford Point Marines 75th<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/video\/dntv\/2017\/08\/28\/montford-point-marines-75th\/embed\/#?secret=0dzkdBlngs\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Montford Point Marines 75th&#8221; &#8212; Defense News\" data-secret=\"0dzkdBlngs\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DNTV-185-Seg-4-Montford-Point-Marines-08-27-17.jpg.jpg?w=600","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"In 1942, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a presidential directive that made it possible for African-Americans to join the Marine Corps. Unlike white recruits, African-Americans were not sent to boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina, or San Diego. Instead, they were sent to basic training at Montford Point, North Carolina. Marine veteran Staff Sgt. Charles Manuel shares his story as a Montford Point Marine."}