1st Battalion 1st Marines

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1st Battalion 1st Marines
1/1 Insignia
Active	July 10, 1930 - October 31, 1947 August 9, 1950 - May 28, 1974 October 15, 1975 - present
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Light infantry
Role	Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver
Part of	1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Nickname	"First of the First"
Motto	Ready to Fight First a Foot, Right of Line
Battles/wars	World War II * Battle of Guadalcanal *Battle of Edson's Ridge Battle of Peleliu * Battle of Okinawa Korean War * Battle of Inchon * Battle of Chosin Reservoir Vietnam War * Operation Union * Battle of Hue Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom

1st Battalion 1st Marines (1/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division.

1 History
2 Awards and honors
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] World War II

[edit] Korean War

1st Battalion 1st Marines participated in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. They pushed as far north as Koto-ri, spending much of the battle defending their perimeter in this vicinity.

Following the war, the battalion participated in the defense of the Korean Demilitarized Zone from July 1953 to April 1955.

[edit] Vietnam War

1/1 deployed to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam in August of 1965 and were reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. They remained in Vietnam until May of 1971 serving in or around Da Nang, Dong Ha, Con Thien, Quang Tri, Huế, Phu Bai and Khe Sahn. They returned to Camp Pendleton, California in may 1971.

[edit] Persian Gulf War & the 90's

[edit] Global War on Terror

[edit] Afghanistan

[edit] Iraq

In mid-January 2006 the battalion deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They were operating in the farmlands north of Fallujah but in March, C Company began operations in the area around Abu Ghraib prison which is located about 20 miles west of Baghdad. [1] [2] [3] After two and a half months, Charlie Company returned to the Camp Fallujah area and the entire battalion was re-united in Gharmah. C Company later moved to Saqlawiyah to replace 1st Battalion, 25th Marines. The battalion completed their deployment and returned to Camp Pendleton in mid-August 2006.