3rd Battalion, 9th Marines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_3rd_Marine_Division
gptkbp:color Red and Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Lejeune
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Coy
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Colonel_William_A._Mc_Caffrey
gptkb:General_John_F._Kelly
Colonel John A. Mc Coy Jr.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Hawaii
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Lejeune
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines
gptkbp:insignia 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines insignia
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1942
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Semper_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Walking_Dead
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Battle_of_Fallujah
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkb:Battle_of_Hue
gptkb:Battle_of_Khe_Sanh
gptkb:Operation_Moshtarak
gptkb:Operation_Phantom_Fury
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:9th_Marine_Regiment
gptkbp:previously_known_as 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (Reinforced)
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Marine_Corps_emblem
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:unit_history Established in World War II
Participated in the Korean War
Conducted training exercises with allied forces
Participated in humanitarian missions
Engaged in counterinsurgency operations
Participated in the War on Terror
Participates in joint exercises with other branches
Reactivated in 2001
Deactivated in 1994
Maintains a high operational readiness
Supports Marine Expeditionary Units
Has a history of valor and heroism
Deployed to Afghanistan in 2010
Deployed to Iraq multiple times