Lt. Col. Jesse A. Kemp, the commanding officer of 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shares a spot at the head table with Turner G. Blount, one of the original members of the Montford Point Marines, during the battalion's Marine Corps Birthday ball in New Bern, N.C., Oct. 29, 2012. The battalion invited the Montford Point Marines to join in the festivities and to honor them for their unique contribution to the unit's history.