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Unit History

The horse's head carries the battalion's numbers and two quarters of its history. The fleur-de-lis quarter is marked BELLEAU WOOD, where the battalion fought in France; the French government awarded it the Croix de Guerre and the fourragère, a braided cord the 5th Marines still wear. The VIETNAM quarter stands for 1966 to 1971, when the battalion fought around Chu Lai, Da Nang, Que Son and An Hoa.

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; Marine Corps TECOM, USMC History and Traditions (RP 0105).