The Old Guard (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Old_Guard_(3rd_U.S._Infantry_Regiment)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1784
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Army_Superior_Unit_Award gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:colors	Buff and black
gptkbp:commandStructure	gptkb:U.S._Army_Military_District_of_Washington
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:American_Civil_War gptkb:Mexican–American_War gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:War_of_1812 gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Fort_Myer,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Old Guard (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment)
gptkbp:insignia	Distinctive unit insignia
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Noli_Me_Tangere
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Old_Guard
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Winfield_Scott gptkb:Philip_Kearny
gptkbp:notableDuty	gptkb:Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_guard State funerals Military ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:notableEvent	Participated in every major U.S. conflict since 1784
gptkbp:notableFor	Oldest active-duty infantry unit in the U.S. Army Performs over 6,000 ceremonies annually
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Military_District_of_Washington
gptkbp:primaryMission	Conducting military ceremonies Providing funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
gptkbp:role	Ceremonial unit Escort to the President Funeral honors
gptkbp:size	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:Caisson_Platoon gptkb:Commander-in-Chief's_Guard gptkb:Continental_Color_Guard gptkb:Fife_and_Drum_Corps gptkb:U.S._Army_Drill_Team Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
gptkbp:type	Infantry
gptkbp:website	https://oldguard.mdw.army.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Old_Guard's_March
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7