WEBVTT 00:00.949 --> 00:02.949 I think it's very important because 00:02.949 --> 00:05.219 unfortunately , many people don't even 00:05.230 --> 00:08.279 know who they are . They have no idea 00:08.289 --> 00:10.050 who Moper Point marines are . 00:14.140 --> 00:16.829 I talk about my dad all the time . Um 00:16.840 --> 00:19.340 And that he was a marine in what he did 00:19.520 --> 00:22.010 and some of the battles I think it's 00:22.020 --> 00:26.010 important to tell their story if people 00:26.020 --> 00:28.242 knew what they did . And I think that's 00:28.242 --> 00:30.464 where it starts is putting it out there 00:30.464 --> 00:32.687 letting people know who they are , what 00:32.687 --> 00:33.687 they did . 00:38.389 --> 00:41.150 I'm really grateful that I was able to 00:41.159 --> 00:45.060 come to MC RD and do his ceremony here 00:45.069 --> 00:48.000 and get to see the change in progress 00:48.009 --> 00:49.840 even since I was here last . 00:58.860 --> 01:02.479 He made sure he emphasized that 01:02.990 --> 01:04.823 it was tough . It was hard , the 01:04.823 --> 01:07.589 conditions were harsh because at that 01:07.599 --> 01:10.370 time it was segregated . So he lived a 01:10.379 --> 01:12.601 different life than the other marines . 01:12.601 --> 01:14.650 You know , they were treated 01:14.660 --> 01:17.139 differently harshly . And I think with 01:17.150 --> 01:20.690 that , that also made him stronger 01:20.849 --> 01:22.690 because of the ball he had to go 01:22.699 --> 01:23.866 through and endure . 01:30.349 --> 01:32.849 I stepped on the yellow foot prints 01:32.860 --> 01:36.720 some 49 years ago on August 30th 01:36.730 --> 01:40.050 1974 . And I served for a total of 22 01:40.059 --> 01:40.639 years 01:48.059 --> 01:50.720 ever since the original Monster Point 01:50.730 --> 01:52.940 Marines were awarded the congressional 01:52.949 --> 01:55.260 gold medal in 2012 . Part of our 01:55.269 --> 01:57.102 mission is to try and find those 01:57.102 --> 01:59.430 individuals who have yet to have gotten 01:59.440 --> 02:00.190 their medals 02:05.180 --> 02:08.130 to honor my dad . I'm just privileged . 02:08.139 --> 02:11.610 I'm just really happy and I hope that 02:12.000 --> 02:14.440 as these medal ceremonies happen or 02:14.449 --> 02:16.782 more and more people become aware of it , 02:16.782 --> 02:18.782 that more will be said about them . 02:23.899 --> 02:23.919 Yeah .