 This single agreement alone will result in millions of dollars saved over the lifetime of the LSD replacement effort, and will accelerate the completion and delivery of the ships years ahead of schedule.In 2012, Amos partnered with key legislators In the US House and US Senate to bring national recognition to the service and sacrifices of the Corps' African American Montford Point Marines with the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal.African-American men were recruited into the Marine Corps under President Roosevelt's orders beginning in 1942.