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against overthrow attempts by rebel forces. For the next six years, the battalion aided the
Nicaraguan government until peace was finally restored. The job done, the 3rd Battalion was once again disbanded in January 1933. In November 1934, the 3rd Battalion was reactivated for the fourth time, only
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Battalion Landing Team (BLT) for the 15th MEU. The 15th MEU is deployed with the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps
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1826:Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee
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1703:3rd Battalion, 5th Marines official site
1317:Sixbey, Corporal Mark (August 9, 2006).
523:, Pont-a-Mousson, Limey Sector, Fleury,
1932:Marine Corps Combat Development Command
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1213:. Official 3/5 Website. Archived from
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1269:. Associated Press. June 21, 2006.
795:3rd Battalion was deployed for the
462:Company M (Mike Company) (inactive)
2247:Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps
1773:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
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1535: This article incorporates
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450:Headquarters and Service Company
423:Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
141:Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
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1833:Senate Armed Services Committee
1783:Marine Corps four-star generals
1511:from the original on 2016-03-04
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1329:from the original on 2020-09-17
1292:"S.J. troops charged in murder"
1273:from the original on 2015-01-17
818:, an event referred to as the "
743:4th Assault Amphibian Battalion
1903:III Marine Expeditionary Force
1821:House Armed Services Committee
1763:Commandant of the Marine Corps
1325:. United States Marine Corps.
1154:– posthumous recipient of the
1071:– posthumous recipient of the
974:– posthumous recipient of the
959:– posthumous recipient of the
952:during Operation Iraqi Freedom
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545:"Bois de la Brigade de Marine"
56:April 1, 1940 – April 15, 1946
50:June 8, 1917 – August 13, 1919
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832:The Christian Science Monitor
2360:History of women in the USMC
2330:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
2121:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
1982:Marine Air-Ground Task Force
1966:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
1950:Marine Corps Systems Command
1898:I Marine Expeditionary Force
1688:. United States Marine Corps
934:; Bronze Star for Combat in
873:The 3rd Battalion are using
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293:Battle of the Samichon River
278:Battle of Bunker Hill (1952)
1758:Under Secretary of the Navy
1560:. Oxford University Press.
1102:and was wounded during the
52:May 17, 1921 – January 1933
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2475:1st Battalion, 4th Marines
1739:United States Marine Corps
1541:United States Marine Corps
1392:November 11, 2010, at the
1211:"History of the Darkhorse"
867:Operation Enduring Freedom
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785:3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
706:Presidential Unit Citation
419:United States Marine Corps
400:3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
357:Operation Enduring Freedom
263:Battle of Chosin Reservoir
191:Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge
152:"Consummate Professionals"
93:United States Marine Corps
58:October 15, 1949 – present
54:November 1934 – March 1935
30:3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
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2152:Officer Candidates School
2022:Marine expeditionary unit
1876:Headquarters Marine Corps
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995:Battle of Cape Gloucester
839:Regimental Command Post.
789:Second Battle of Fallujah
636:(South Korea) during the
453:Company I (India Company)
253:Battle of Pusan Perimeter
229:Battle of Cape Gloucester
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2126:Associated organizations
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459:Company L (Lima Company)
456:Company K (Kilo Company)
288:Battle for Outpost Vegas
283:First Battle of the Hook
75:United States of America
2116:Judge Advocate Division
1600:. Casemate Publishers.
1374:San Diego Union-Tribune
1172:, author of the memoir
1086:– featured in the film
849:Battle of Sangin (2010)
738:Operation Desert Shield
352:Operation Iraqi Freedom
273:Battle of the Punchbowl
210:Occupation of Nicaragua
196:Meuse-Argonne offensive
2042:Marine Raider Regiment
1537:public domain material
1147:during the Korean War.
1104:Battle of Belleau Wood
921:Notable former members
805:Operation Phantom Fury
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728:Gulf War and the 1990s
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1910:Marine Forces Reserve
1893:Marine Forces Pacific
1881:Marine Forces Command
1838:Seapower subcommittee
1753:Secretary of the Navy
1298:on September 27, 2007
1117:Merwin H. Silverthorn
1028:Battle of Guadalcanal
993:of K company for the
932:Islands of the Damned
797:2003 invasion of Iraq
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2267:Drum and Bugle Corps
2209:Individual equipment
2162:Martial Arts Program
1499:"Battle of Fallujah"
1412:on November 9, 2010.
1054:Alford L. McLaughlin
1019:is dedicated to him.
972:Fernando Luis GarcĂa
897:"Darkhorse" nickname
734:Operation Just Cause
505:Spanish–American War
224:Guadalcanal Campaign
2614:1st Combat Engineer
2444:1st Marine Division
1594:Reid, Chip (2023).
1504:The Washington Post
1175:Shadow of the Sword
1152:William G. Windrich
1115:Lieutenant General
1056:– recipient of the
1005:. Recipient of the
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938:; recipient of the
816:Hashim Ibrahim Awad
759:Operation Sea Angel
439:1st Marine Division
435:5th Marine Regiment
339:Operation Sea Angel
131:1st Marine Division
127:5th Marine Regiment
2599:1st Reconnaissance
2307:Marine Detachments
2237:Acronyms and terms
2147:School of Infantry
2101:Historical Marines
2032:Special Operations
1915:Fleet Marine Force
1654:on 9 November 2010
1487:on March 21, 2015.
1170:Battle of Fallujah
1143:for combat in the
1129:With the Old Breed
1096:Laurence Stallings
1016:With the Old Breed
991:Commanding officer
875:Alternative Energy
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747:4th Tank Battalion
694:Operation Hastings
658:Battle of Hwacheon
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386:John C. Miller Jr.
375:LtCol Evan Bradley
307:Operation Hastings
268:Battle of Hwacheon
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1462:Los Angeles Times
1447:Los Angeles Times
1323:Marine Corps News
1248:978-1-85532-852-5
1069:Eugene A. Obregon
1047:Battle of Okinawa
999:Battle of Peleliu
957:Jack A. Davenport
936:Battle of Okinawa
820:Hamdania incident
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2262:Marine Band
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1075:during the
1060:during the
1007:Silver Star
978:during the
963:during the
928:R.V. Burgin
863:Afghanistan
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668:Vietnam War
606:New Britain
602:Guadalcanal
485:World War I
475:World War I
300:Vietnam War
203:Banana Wars
170:World War I
165:Engagements
150:"Darkhorse"
147:Nickname(s)
137:Garrison/HQ
2639:Categories
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1992:Battalions
1746:Leadership
1692:2007-12-21
1658:2010-11-06
1635:2008-03-10
1526:References
1515:2013-09-27
1358:2012-09-27
1348:"Features"
1333:2008-03-10
1277:2007-12-21
1221:2008-03-08
1160:Korean War
1141:Navy Cross
1077:Korean War
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624:Korean War
541:Fourragère
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519:, Vierzy,
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365:Commanders
246:Korean War
160:"Get Some"
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2007:Divisions
1997:Regiments
1975:Structure
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1796:2000–2009
1791:1942–1959
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565:Nicaragua
558:U.S. Mail
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372:commander
2619:1st Tank
2401:Category
2242:Birthday
2184:Uniforms
2175:Uniforms
2135:Training
2059:Division
2002:Brigades
1920:Atlantic
1864:commands
1509:Archived
1428:ABC News
1390:Archived
1352:Archived
1327:Archived
1302:June 23,
1271:Archived
1267:NBC News
1135:Colonel
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985:Captain
801:Fallujah
769:Iraq War
702:Union II
567:to help
533:Soissons
412:infantry
410:) is an
157:Motto(s)
2382:Gung ho
2232:Culture
2227:History
2218:History
2199:Weapons
1939:(TECOM)
1925:Pacific
1036:Peleliu
1001:during
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686:Da Nang
682:Chu Lai
618:Pacific
614:Okinawa
610:Peleliu
470:History
417:in the
380:Notable
370:Current
63:Country
2194:Badges
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2348:march
2319:Oorah
2054:Force
2049:Recon
1987:Bases
1183:Notes
650:Seoul
118:1,350
2257:Flag
1602:ISBN
1581:ISBN
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1304:2006
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1052:PFC
1041:PFC
1034:and
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652:and
630:Guam
584:PFC
507:and
501:47th
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489:16th
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