Retired Gunnery Sgt. Roosevelt Farrow is one of the original Montford Point Marines

The 12th annual Philadelphia Veterans Parade is taking place on Sunday, November 8, and we meet the grand marshal, a proud U.S. Marine, who not only served his country, but helped make history in the fight for equality.

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