R.A.T.T. in the USA

First black Marines get Congressional Gold Medal for WWII service
By Richard Simon, latimes.com

Nation

WASH­ING­TON — The first black Marines land­ed in the U.S. Capi­tol on Wednes­day to receive the Con­gres­sion­al Gold Medal for their World War II ser­vice in the face of dis­crim­i­na­tion.

The Mont­ford Point Marines, named after th…