One of the first Black Marines finally gets his Congressional Gold Medal By Erika I. Ritchie, The Orange County Register / Oct 12, 2020
Jonas Bender, one of the America’s first black Marines, dies at 94 By Brooke Spurlock, Springfield News-Sun / Jun 6, 2020
Families Of Original Montford Point Marines Honored With Congressional Gold Medals By Naomi Whidden, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. / Aug 29, 2016