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Unit History

This version of the horse adds two banners. DARKHORSE is the battalion's nickname: its official page welcomes families to "the Darkhorse Family" and signs off "Get Some!" Inside the head, BELLEAU WOOD marks its World War I fight in France and VIETNAM its 1966 to 1971 tour.

Activated: 1 June 1917.

Key battles: Belleau Wood (World War I); the Pusan Perimeter, Inchon, Seoul and the Chosin Reservoir (Korea); Operation Swift (Vietnam, 1967).

Name: The Marine Corps' official history of the Chosin Reservoir campaign calls the battalion "Darkhorse."

Honors: 13 Presidential Unit Citations. Sgt Lawrence Peters and Navy chaplain Lt Vincent Capodanno were killed in action during Operation Swift on 4 September 1967, and both received the Medal of Honor.

Sources: USMC History Division, Lineage and Honors of 3d Battalion, 5th Marines; 1st Marine Division, official 3/5 page; Congressional Medal of Honor Society.