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"The Most Decorated Regiment in the Marine Corps"


PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER WITH TWO SILVER STARS

(GUADALCANAL, 7 AUGUST-9 DECEMBER 1942)

(PELELIU, NGESEBUS, 15-29 SEPTEMBER 1944)

(OKINAWA, 1 APRIL-21 JUNE 1945)

(KOREA, 7 AUGUST-7 SEPTEMBER 1950)

(KOREA, 15 SEPTEMBER-11 OCTOBER 1950)

(KOREA, 21-26 APRIL, 16 MAY-30 JUNE AND 11-25 SEPTEMBER 1951)

(VIETNAM, 27 MAY 1966 – 24 APRIL 1967 AND 6 JUNE-15 SEPTEMBER 1967)

(VIETNAM, 25 APRIL-5 JUNE 1967)

(VIETNAM, 16 SEPTEMBER 1967 – 31 OCTOBER 1968)

(IRAQ, 21 MARCH-24 APRIL 2003)


JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD STREAMER

(SEA ANGEL, BANGLADESH, 10 MAY-13 JUNE 1991)


NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS

(KOREA, 11 AUGUST 1952 – 5 MAY 1953 AND 7-27 JULY 1953)

(VIETNAM, TF YANKEE, 7 DECEMBER 1968 – 8 MARCH 1969)

(SOUTHWEST ASIA, 14 AUGUST 1990 – 16 APRIL 1991)

(IRAQ, 2006-2007)

(AFGHANISTAN, 2010-2011)


MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION STREAMER

(VIETNAM, 23 JULY-23 OCTOBER 1968)


WORLD WAR I VICTORY STREAMER WITH ONE SILVER STAR

(AISNE OPERATION, 1-5 JUNE 1918)

(AISNE-MARNE OPERATION, 18-20 JULY 1918)

(ST. MIHIEL OPERATION, 12-16 SEPTEMBER 1918)

(MEUSE-ARGONNE OPERATION, 29 SEPTEMBER-10 OCTOBER, 21-22 OCTOBER AND 25 OCTOBER-11 NOVEMBER 1918)

(DEFENSIVE SECTOR OPERATION,

TOULON-TROYON SECTOR, 18 MARCH-13 MAY 1918)

CHATEAU-THIERRY SECTOR, 6 JUNE-16 JULY 1918)

MARBACHE SECTOR, 6-16 AUGUST 1918)

LIMEY SECTOR, 10-11 SEPTEMBER 1918)


ARMY OF OCCUPATION OF GERMANY STREAMER

(13 DECEMBER 1918 – 19 JULY 1919)


SECOND NICARAGUAN CAMPAIGN STREAMER

(10 JANUARY 1927 – 11 APRIL 1930)


AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR

(CUBA, 28 SEPTEMBER 1940 – 3 APRIL 1941)


ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH ONE SILVER AND ONE BRONZE STAR

(GUADALCANAL, TULAGI LANDINGS, 7-9 AUGUST 1942)

(CAPTURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL, 10 AUGUST-9 DECEMBER 1942)

(EASTERN NEW GUINEA OPERATION, 8 OCTOBER-25 DECEMBER 1943)

(BISMARCK ARCHIPALEGO, 26 DECEMBER 1943 – 1 MARCH 1944 AND 5 MARCH-25 APRIL 1944)

(WESTERN CAROLINE OPERATION, 15 SEPTEMBER-14 OCTOBER 1944)

(OKINAWA, 1 APRIL-30 JUNE 1945)


WORLD WAR II VICTORY STREAMER

(7 DECEMBER 1941 – 31 DECEMBER 1946)


NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE STREAMER WITH “ASIA” CLASP

(OKINAWA, 2-26 SEPTEMBER 1945)


CHINA SERVICE STREAMER

(30 SEPTEMBER 1945 – 25 MAY 1947)


NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STARS

(27 JUNE 1950 – 27 JULY 1954)

(1 JANUARY 1961 – 15 AUGUST 1974)

(2 AUGUST 1990 – 30 NOVEMBER 1995)

(11 SEPTEMBER 2001 – TBD)


KOREAN SERVICE STREAMER WITH TWO SILVER STARS

(NORTH KOREAN AGGRESSION, 2 AUGUST-2 NOVEMBER 1950)

(COMMUNIST CHINA AGGRESSION, 3 NOVEMBER 1950 – 24 JANUARY 1951)

(INCHON LANDING, 13-17 SEPTEMBER 1950)

(FIRST UN COUNTEROFFENSIVE, 25 JANUARY-21 APRIL 1951)

(COMMUNIST CHINA SPRING OFFENSIVE, 22 APRIL-8 JULY 1951)

(UN SUMMER-FALL OFFENSIVE, 9 JULY-27 NOVEMBER 1951)

(SECOND KOREAN WINTER, 28 NOVEMBER 1951 – 30 APRIL 1952)

(KOREAN DEFENSE, SUMMER-FALL 1952, 1 MAY-30 NOVEMBER 1952)

(THIRD KOREAN WINTER, 1 DECEMBER 1952 – 30 APRIL 1953)

(KOREA, SUMMER-FALL 1953, 1 MAY-27 JULY 1953)


VIETNAM SERVICE STREAMER WITH TWO SILVER AND TWO BRONZE STARS

(VIETNAM COUNTEROFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN, 26 MARCH-30 JUNE 1966)

(VIETNAMESE COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE II, 1 JULY 1966 – 31 MAY 1967)

(VIETNAMESE COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE III, 1 JUNE 1967 – 29 JANUARY 1968)

(TET COUNTEROFFENSIVE, 30 JANUARY-1 APRIL 1968)

(VIETNAMESE COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE IV, 2 APRIL 1968-30 JUNE 1968)

(VIETNAMESE COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE V, 1 JULY-1 NOVEMBER 1968)

(VIETNAMESE COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE VI, 2 NOVEMBER 1968 – 22 FEBRUARY 1969)

(TET 69/COUNTEROFFENSIVE, 23 FEBRUARY-8 JUNE 1969)

(VIETNAM, SUMMER-FALL 1969, 9 JUNE-31 OCTOBER 1969)

(VIETNAM, WINTER-SPRING 1970, 1 NOVEMBER 1969 – 30 APRIL 1970)

(SANCTUARY COUNTEROFFENSIVE, 1 MAY-30 JUNE 1970)

(VIETNAM COUNTEROFFENSIVE PHASE VII, 1 JULY 1970 – MARCH 1971)


SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STARS

(AUGUST 1990 – 16 JANUARY 1991)

(17 JANUARY-11 APRIL 1991)

(POST-12 APRIL 1991)


AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH ONE BRONZE STAR

(AUGUST 2011 – TBD)


IRAQ CAMPAIGN STREAMER WITH THREE BRONZE STARS

(RESOLUTION, FEBRUARY 2006 – JANUARY 2007)

(SURGE, FEBRUARY-DECEMBER 2008)

(SOVEREIGNTY, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2009)


GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY STREAMER

(IRAQ, MARCH-APRIL 2003)


GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE STREAMER

(11 SEPTEMBER 2001 – TBD)


FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH TWO PALMS AND ONE GILT STAR

(BELLEAU WOOD, 2-13 JUNE 1918)

(SOISSONS, 18-19 JULY 1918)

(CHAMPAGNE, 1-10 OCTOBER 1918)


KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION STREAMER

(2 AUGUST-6 SEPTEMBER 1950)

(15-27 SEPTEMBER 1950)

(26 OCTOBER 1950 – 27 JULY 1953)


VIETNAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM STREAMER

(26 MARCH 1966 – 20 SEPTEMBER 1969)


VIETNAM MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION CIVIL ACTIONS STREAMER

(21 SEPTEMBER 1969 – 20 NOVEMBER 1970)

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