 Sailors and Marines at Naval Base Kitsap Banger witnessed black history firsthand as former Modford Marine Corporal Clayton Petrie, one of the first black American men to serve in the United States Marine Corps, spoke about his life and role as a black service member in a time of racial inequality. The Modford Point Camp was established in 1942 at Camp Leune, North Carolina where more than 18,000 of the first African-American Marines trained, helping to break down racial barriers not only in the U.S. military but in society as well. Not only do you see it in a military role, but you see integrated schools and things where the youths are working, playing together when they're on a team and they're all trying to win the championship and they're pushing on toward a common goal. From Navy Public Affairs Detachment Northwest, I'm Petty Officer Lawrence Davis.