U.S. Army 6th Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1963
gptkbp:assignee gptkb:3rd_Brigade_Combat_Team,_10th_Mountain_Division
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:colors Black and Gold
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:firstClaim gptkb:24th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:25th_Infantry_Division
1st_Brigade,_10th_Mountain_Division
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Drum,_New_York
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Drum,_New_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Army 6th Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Distinctive_Unit_Insignia
gptkbp:motto “The Toughest”
gptkbp:nickname “The Wolfhounds”
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Colonel_William_J._McCarthy
gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCauley
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:size Battalion
gptkbp:type gptkb:Light_Infantry
gptkbp:unitHistory Conducts community outreach programs
Participated in various training exercises
Engaged in humanitarian missions
Currently active and operational
Engages in physical fitness training
Maintains readiness for rapid deployment
Maintains a strong online presence for recruitment
Activated in 1963
Focuses on soldier welfare and morale
Participates in military parades and ceremonies
Participates in joint exercises with allied forces
Engages with veterans and alumni
Involved in leadership development programs
Deployed_to_Afghanistan_in_2010
Deployed_to_Vietnam_in_1965
Involved_in_the_Gulf_War
Participated_in_Operation_Enduring_Freedom
Participated_in_Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
Returned_from_Afghanistan_in_2011
Returned_to_Fort_Drum_in_2005
Supports_U.S._Army_operations_globally