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George Granberry, Congression Gold Medal Recipient
// posted Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011
So why can’t the normally quiet and reserved George Granberry (Elder at Flint-Trinity United) stop smiling? If you attended the December presbytery meeting you may have had the pleasure of seeing our much-loved but typically very quiet George smiling from ear-to-ear and showing everyone around him something very special…a letter from President Obama congratulating him on being a part of a rare group, those that have earned the Congressional Gold Medal. It is the nation’s highest civilian honor and it took nearly 70 years to earn. George Granberry was part of the Montford Point Marines during World War II. These men were the first African Americans to serve in the marines – the last branch of the military to accept them.
