Lucious Bryant, an 87-year-old native of Carlsbad, Calif., sits in his chair before being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, here, Sept. 14, 2012. Bryant served with the Marine Corps during the 1940s, a time period when African American recruits were trained separately from their Caucasian brothers in green. - Lucious Bryant, an 87-year-old native of Carlsbad, Calif., sits in his chair before being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, the commanding general of 1st Marine Division, here, Sept. 14, 2012. Bryant served with the Marine Corps during the 1940s, a time period when African American recruits were trained separately from their Caucasian brothers in green.