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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkb:NATO
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkb:Korean_Presidential_Unit_Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:basedOn
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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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gptkbp:colors
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Scarlet and Gold
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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Part of 2nd Marine Division
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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Lieutenant Colonel
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:M4_Carbine
gptkb:M249_Squad_Automatic_Weapon
gptkb:MRAP_vehicle
gptkb:Humvee
M240 Machine Gun
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gptkbp:established
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1941
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Havelock,_North_Carolina
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gptkbp:history
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Participated_in_World_War_II
Participated_in_the_Gulf_War
Participated_in_the_Korean_War
Participated_in_the_Vietnam_War
Participated_in_the_War_on_Terror
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1st Battalion, 8th Marines
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_emblem
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Semper_Fidelis
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Fighting Eighth
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Lejeune
gptkb:General_Joseph_Dunford
gptkb:General_John_F._Kelly
gptkb:Major_General_William_M._McRaven
gptkb:General_James_Mattis
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gptkbp:partOf
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8th Marine Regiment
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gptkbp:role
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Infantry
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gptkbp:size
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Approximately 1,000 personnel
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Eagle,_Globe,_and_Anchor
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gptkbp:traditions
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Marine_Corps_traditions
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gptkbp:training
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Marine_Corps_training_exercises
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gptkbp:website
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www.8thmarines.com
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