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2nd Battalion, 10th Marines

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A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. 2/10 has been presented with the following awards:
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from Spring 1941 to Spring 1942. In December 1942, they deployed to the Pacific theater. On 20 July 1945, they were re-designated as the 2nd Battalion 10th Marines.
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The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines was activated on 11 April 1941, as the 4th Battalion 10th Marines. They were deployed with the
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and also responded to the Zaranj bombing in August of 2012 to render first aid and assistance. Echo Battery was located in
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comprising two cannon batteries, three rocket batteries, and a headquarters battery. The battalion is stationed at
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U.S. Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (2/10) set up security and await an
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team during a patrol through local Afghan settlements in Habbib Abad, Afghanistan, 28 May 2012
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In 2012, The battalion deployed to the Helmand province of Afghanistan in support of
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The 2nd Battalion 10th Marines participated in the following World War II battles:
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with a maximum effective range of 300km. They fall under the command of the
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Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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with a maximum effective range of 30 km and the
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United States of America
United States Marine Corps
Artillery
10th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
World War II
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Tarawa
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Tinian
Battle of Okinawa
Operation Desert Storm
War on Terror
Operation Iraqi Freedom
William H. Harrison
George R. E. Shell
Richard G. Weede
Joseph C. Fegan Jr.
artillery
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
M777A2 howitzer
M142 HIMARS
10th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Division
Headquarters Battery
Battery

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