The Montford Point Marine Association (MPMA) is a military veteran's organization, founded to memorialize the legacy of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps. The first African American Marines were trained at Camp Montford Point, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1942 to 1949.
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The Montford Point Marine Association is a nonprofit Veteran's organization, established to perpetuate the legacy of the first African Americans who entered the United States Marine Corps from 1942 to 1949, at Montford Point Camp, New River, North Carolina.

Membership in the Association is open to veterans and active members of all branches of the U. S. Armed Forces regardless of race, creed, or national origin.

The purpose of the Association is to support educational assistance programs, veterans programs, and promotion of community services. The Association works to improve the social conditions of our veterans, local families, youth and the growing population of senior citizens.

Throughout the year, the Association is busy with activities that create camaraderie, goodwill, and esprit de corps, both locally and nationally. The activities vary from chapter to chapter and include, but are not limited to youth programs, visits to various organizations and veterans support agencies as well as delivering food and much need items to the sick and shut in during times of distress.

Montford Point Marine Association also consists of the Ladies Auxiliary. Membership in the Ladies Auxiliary is open to wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers of members or former members of the United States Armed Forces. If you have any questions or would like more information click here.

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Joe Geeter
National President MPMA

 

DISCOVERING OUR PAST
Preserving our History

Mike Johnson
Vice President MPMA

Mike Johnson MPMA Vice PresidentOn behalf of the Montford Pointers welcome, we are pleased to provide A Major New Project of the Montford Point Marine Association in preserving the legacy of the first African American Marines to join the Marine Corps. This has been an ongoing project in the preserving of a pivotal point in American history and the United States Marine Corps.. This is the Montford Point Marine Associations part of a long-term commitment to document and promote the legacy, history and resources that comprise the character of our organization. Click here to see a continuing example of links and information telling the stories of events by Marines and various service members. We further encourage you to look around the site the President and I extend and welcoming invitation to all . Semper Fi!

 

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During a demonstration while training at Montford Point, Cpl Arvin L. "Tony" Ghazlo, instructor in unarmed combat, disarms his assistant, PFC Ernest Jones. National Archives Photo 127-N-5334
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The website is directed toward multiple audiences ranging from scholars and researchers to the general public. All of the information provided by this site is free and accessible to the public. We hope you will use the information and share it and the website with all of those who are interested in knowing more about the historical experiences of the nearly one billion people of African ancestry around the world.

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