3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)
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The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the
Mission
The regiment's mission is to conduct memorial affairs to honor fallen comrades and ceremonies and special events to represent the U.S. Army, communicating its story to United States citizens and the world. Although The Old Guard primarily functions in a ceremonial role, it is an
Memorial affairs and ceremonial mission
The 1st and 4th Battalions perform a variety of ceremonial and honorary duties. Memorial affairs missions include standard and full honors funerals in
The Old Guard's ceremonial task list includes full honor arrivals for visiting dignitaries, wreath laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and full honor reviews in support of senior army leaders and retiring soldiers. Special events include the Twilight Tattoo, a weekly performance in the adjacent Washington area on Wednesday evenings from May to July, and the Spirit of America, a historical pageant presented at three national venues in September. The Old Guard is the only unit in the U.S. Armed Forces authorized, by a 1922 decree of the War Department, to march with fixed bayonets in all parades.[9] This was granted in honor of the 1847 bayonet charge by the regiment during the Battle of Cerro Gordo in the war with Mexico. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is protected round the clock by the 4th Battalion's Tomb Guard Platoon, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Specialty units
In addition to the marching platoons, there are also elements of The Old Guard that serve special roles unique both to the regiment as well as the U.S. Army. Among these include the sentinels of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, maintaining a twenty-four-hour watch over one of the nation's most sacred sites; the Continental Color Guard, which presents the nation's colors at special events across the Capitol Region; the
The Caisson Platoon also provides the
Unique badges awarded to specific members of "The Old Guard"
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Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Identification Badge, awarded to eligible sentinels from the Tomb Guard Platoon
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Military Horseman Identification Badge, awarded to eligible horsemen from the Caisson Platoon
Escort Platoon
Escort Platoon is a term referring to a platoon of soldiers in the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment whose primary ceremonial mission is to march in ceremonies or military funerals. Generally, line infantry companies delegate the escort role to their 1st platoon. This platoon is generally composed of the tallest soldiers assigned to the unit. The regiment's Presidential Escort Platoon, Honor Guard Company, is based at Fort Myer.[13] The platoon serves at presidential funerals, inaugurations, Pentagon retirements, state dinners and state visits at the White House, and during presidential speeches in the Rose Garden, among other duties.[13]
Uniforms and insignia
When on duty, members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment wear the standard dark blue Army Service Uniform and the infantry shoulder cord. Prior to its introduction in 2008, it was known as the Dress Blue Uniform and worn only by units that required their wear, such as the 3rd Infantry. The 'blues' date back to the early 1950s, and were rarely worn by regular units, being an optional uniform along with the Dress Whites.[14] Worn on the left shoulder is a black distinctive trimming, also known as a buff strap. On the shoulder of the Army Service Uniform, a blue tab with "HONOR GUARD" embroidered on it in white letters is worn. Nameplates are not worn for uniformity, and instead of ribbons, medals are worn instead. Pinned to the top right chest pocket is a badge unique to the Old Guard, bearing the shape of the Tomb and surrounded by laurels.[15]
Current organization of the 3d Infantry Regiment
Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
- Headquarters Platoon
- Coordinating Staff
- RS-1 (Administration)
- RS-2 (Intelligence)
- RS-3 (Operations)
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
- Operations
- Drafters and Announcers
- RS-4 (Logistics)
- Property Book Office
- Ceremonial Equipment Branch
- RS-6 (Communications)
- Communications
- IMO (Information Management Operations
- Legal Office
- Chaplains Office
- Public Affairs Office
- Regimental Recruiters
- The Old Guard Museum
1st Battalion 3rd US Infantry Regiment
The 1st Battalion is composed of the following units:
- HHC
- Battalion Staff Sections: (S1, S2, S3, S4, S6)
- Caisson Platoon
- Presidential Salute Battery
- Headquarters Platoon
- Company B
- Escort Platoon
- Casket Platoon
- Firing Party Platoon
- Headquarters Platoon
- Company C
- Escort Platoon
- Casket Platoon
- Firing Party Platoon
- Headquarters Platoon
- Company D
- Escort Platoon
- Casket Platoon
- Firing Party Platoon
- Headquarters Platoon
- Company H
- Escort Platoon
- Casket Platoon
- Firing Party Platoon
- Headquarters Platoon
2nd Battalion 3rd US Infantry Regiment
Stationed at
- HHC
- Scout Platoon
- Mortar Platoon
- Medical Platoon
- Battalion Staff Sections: (S1, S2, S3, S4, S6)
- Company A
- First Platoon
- Second Platoon
- Third Platoon
- Mortar Section
- Company B
- First Platoon
- Second Platoon
- Third Platoon
- Mortar Section
- Company C
- First Platoon
- Second Platoon
- Third Platoon
- Mortar Section
- Company G
- Headquarters/Field Feeding Team Platoon
- Maintenance Platoon
- Distribution Platoon
4th Battalion 3rd US Infantry Regiment
From 1966 to 1974, the 4th Battalion was part of the 11th and 198th Infantry Brigades and 23d Infantry Division in Vietnam. The 4th Battalion was reactivated at Fort Myer in 2008.
The 4th Battalion is composed of the following units:
- HHC
- Tomb Guard Platoon, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The United States Army Drill Team
- Battalion Staff Sections: (S1, S2, S3, S4, S6)
- Company A (Commander-In-Chief's Guard)
- Three Colonial Marching Platoons
- Company E (Honor Guard Company)
- Presidential Escort Platoon (Echo 1)
- Presidential Casket Platoon
- Presidential Firing Party (Jack of All Trades)
- Continental Color Guard[16]
- 289th Military Police Company
- Special Reaction Team
- 947th Military Police Detachment (K-9)
- The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
- 529th Regimental Support Company
- Headquarters Section
- Food Service Platoon
- Maintenance Platoon
- Transportation Platoon
- Medical Platoon
Operational history
Early years
The Old Guard traces its history to the
In 1792 the United States Army was reorganized into the
In 1795 the Legion was reorganized along more traditional lines and reverted to being called the United States Army. In the reorganization the 1st Sub-Legion was redesignated as the 1st Infantry Regiment.
As of 1805, six of the regiment's ten companies were in
War of 1812 and reorganization of the Army
During the
After the end of the War of 1812 in early 1815, the Army had a total of 44 Infantry regiments which were consolidated into only eight regiments. Rather than preserving the existing designations of the Army's oldest units, it was decided instead to consolidate units based on their geographic proximity rather than seniority. On May 17, 1815, the 1st Infantry was consolidated with five other regiments to form the 3rd Infantry. This is why the 3rd Infantry is the oldest Infantry unit in the active United States Army rather than the 1st Infantry.
1815 to 1861
As of 30 November 1819, the regiment was located on the northwestern frontier at Fort Howard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. As of 9 November 1822, the regiment had 6 companies in Green Bay, two in Sarnac and two in Chicago.
The annual report of the Army from 1826 showed that the regiment had been re-located to
As of November 1837, the regiment's headquarters and six companies were at Fort Jesup in Louisiana with the other four companies at Fort Towson in Oklahoma.
From 1840 to 1843, the 3rd Infantry fought in the
During the Mexican War, the regiment fought in most of the major battles of the war including
From 1856 to 1860, the regiment served in
After serving in New Mexico, the regiment was spread out to various posts on the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas.
American Civil War
The 3rd Infantry saw extensive service during the United States Civil War and was credited with 12 campaigns. Detachments from the regiment were serving at Fort Pickens in Florida and in Saluria on the Gulf Coast of Texas when the war began in April 1861. Three companies of the 3rd Infantry surrendered on 25 April. Five of the regiment's 10 companies were engaged at the Battle of Bull Run on 20 July 1861.
The regiment spent most of the war assigned to the
1865 to 1917
After the Civil War, the 3rd Infantry served in Kansas, Colorado and the Indian Territory (later the state of Oklahoma) from 1866 to 1874. It then served in Louisiana and Mississippi from 1874 to 1877, and Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota from 1877 to 1898.[17]
During the Spanish–American War, the regiment served in Cuba from 14 June – 25 August 1898, where it participated in the Santiago Campaign and fought at the Battle of San Juan Hill.[17]
After returning from Cuba, the 3rd Infantry was stationed at
The 3rd Infantry also served in the
As of August 1914 the regiment's headquarters, along with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, were located at Madison Barracks, New York. The 1st Battalion was located at Fort Ontario, New York.[18]
Mexican Border and World War I
In 1916, the 3rd Infantry, then commanded by Colonel Julius Penn, was sent to the Texas-Mexico Border during the Pancho Villa Expedition and guarded against a possible invasion. One of the regiment's officers at this time was 2nd Lieutenant James Van Fleet, who graduated West Point in 1915 and would rise to four-star general during the Korean War.[19]
During World War I, the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry, along with the 3rd Battalion, was posted at Camp Eagle Pass in Texas. The 1st Battalion was located at Del Rio, Texas and the 2nd Battalion was at Fort Sam Houston. Throughout the war the regiment was assigned to patrolling the Mexican Border and did not see action.
During World War I, recent
Interwar period (1919–39)
Following the establishment of the United States Border Patrol, the 3rd Infantry was relocated to Camp Sherman in Ohio on 14 October 1920. The regiment marched 941 miles from Camp Sherman to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, arriving on 17 November 1921. Upon arrival the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were inactivated on 18 November 1921, and the 1st Battalion assumed garrison duties. The regiment was re-organized as a combat regiment when the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were re-activated on 8 June 1922.
On 24 March 1923, the regiment was assigned to the 7th Division. On 15 August 1927 the regiment was reassigned to the 6th Division.
On 1 October 1933, the regiment reverted to being assigned to the 7th Division. On 22 April 1939 the regiment conducted a review for Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Ingrid of Denmark.
World War II
During World War II, the 3rd Infantry served most of the war as a separate regiment and was not assigned to a combat division until 50 days before the German surrender.
On 16 October 1939, it was relieved from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division at
The 1st Battalion was inactivated 1 June 1941 at
When the United States declared war on Japan in December 1941, the regiment was stationed at Fort Snelling. The 2nd Battalion was inactivated 1 September 1942 at Fort Snelling.
The regiment arrived in Boston on 17 September 1943 and moved to Camp Butner, North Carolina, on 22 September 1943 where it was attached to the
Late in the war, the regiment staged at Camp Myles Standish, near Taunton, Massachusetts, on 27 February 1945, and departed from Boston bound for France on 8 March 1945.
The regiment arrived in
The 3d Infantry was credited with the American Theater streamer for its defense of Newfoundland. It was also credited with the European Theater Northern France Campaign streamer, even though the Northern France Campaign technically ended on 14 September 1944. However theater commanders were authorized to award Campaign Participation Credit to select campaigns even after the technical end of that campaign, the Northern France Campaign being one of those, since the 3rd Infantry Regiment assisted with the mission of containing the German Garrison at St.Nazaire.
Post World War II
The 3d Infantry Regiment (less the 2nd Battalion) was re-activated on 6 April 1948 at Fort Myer, Virginia. The 2nd Battalion was concurrently re-activated at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. This was when the unit assumed the role it is best known for today as the official ceremonial unit of the United States Army. The regiment's reactivation was shortly before the state funeral of General of the Armies John J. Pershing held on 19 July 1948 in which soldiers of the 3d Infantry played a prominent role. This was the beginning of the 3d Infantry's current mission of performing ceremonial duties in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Old Guard gained national attention for the support it provided to the state funeral of President
Aside from supporting military and state funerals, the 3d Infantry also assumed the responsibility for providing the guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and for providing honor guards at the White House for high ranking dignitaries.
Subordinate battalions
The 3d Battalion of the 3d Infantry, from 1963 until its inactivation in 1994, was one of the three light infantry battalions that made up the Army Reserve's 205th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate), which in turn was the round-out brigade for the Regular Army's 6th Infantry Division (Light), based at Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The 205th Infantry Brigade was headquartered at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, until its inactivation. It was inactivated on 25 August 1994. The 3d Battalion was scheduled to activate at Fort Carson as part of the 5th IBCT/4th Infantry Division. The activation was cancelled when the army froze at 45 brigades.
The 5th Battalion was activated on 24 November 1967 and assigned to the 6th Infantry Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It was relieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division on 24 July 1968, and inactivated on 21 July 1969 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The 6th Battalion was activated on 24 November 1967 and assigned to the 6th Infantry Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It was relieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division on 24 July 1968, and inactivated on 1 February 1969 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The 7th Battalion was activated on 24 November 1967 and assigned to the 6th Infantry Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It was relieved from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division on 24 July 1968, and inactivated on 25 July, concurrent with the inactivation of the 6th Infantry Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The 2nd Battalion in Vietnam (1966-1970)
On 1 June 1966, the 2nd Battalion was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia and assigned to the 199th Light Infantry Brigade (199th LIB). The 199th LIB deployed to South Vietnam in December 1966 operating throughout III Corps.[21]
On 3 July 1969 while Company D, 2nd Battalion was patrolling in
The 199th LIB returned to the United States in 1970 and the 2nd Battalion was inactivated on 15 October 1970 at Fort Benning.
The 4th Battalion in Vietnam (1967–68)
The 4th Battalion of The Old Guard was officially activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on 1 July 1966, and commanded by LTC Harold J. Meyer. The battalion consisted initially of Headquarters and Headquarters Company and A Company, containing one officer/five enlisted men and twenty one enlisted men respectively. By 31 December 1966, the battalion strength had increased to 37 officers, two warrant officers and 492 enlisted men.
When the battalion was reactivated, it utilized facilities formerly occupied by elements of the 25th infantry Division. During the period of 1 July 1966 through 10 September 1966, the battalion conducted preparation for Basic Unit Training since most of the Old Guard's lower enlisted personnel had never served with a regular unit. The non-commissioned officers, on the other hand, were greatly experienced with many recent returns from Vietnam.
During its preparation for service in South Vietnam, the 4th Battalion was assigned to the 11th Infantry Brigade. On 15 August 1967, the 11th Infantry Brigade adopted the "light Infantry" concept. By selecting one rifle platoon and personnel from the weapons platoon from each line company, an additional line company, delta, was introduced to the battalion. Further by removing the 4.2" mortar and reconnaissance platoons and the ground surveillance section from the former headquarters company, a combat support company, Echo, was created with these two changes to the battalion, the revised strength authorization totaled 44 officers, 1 warrant officer and 886 enlisted men.
On 7 July 1967, the battalion conducted a farewell review for its departing commander, Lieutenant Colonel Meyer and simultaneously Major C. Hartsfield assumed interim command of the battalion. On 20 July, the battalion welcomed Lieutenant Colonel Alvin E. Adkins as its new commander. Adkins had previously served in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
On 25 December, personnel of the advance party, including LTC Adkins, the company commanders and additional key staff members departed by aircraft for South Vietnam. Shortly thereafter at 23:30 on 5 December the main body left Honolulu pier 40 on the
On 16 March, Company B was landed by helicopters near Mỹ Khê,
Global War on Terrorism
On 12 November 2003, the 2nd Battalion deployed to Iraq with the 3d Brigade (Stryker), 2nd Infantry Division to begin a tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This was the first deployment of an element of The Old Guard since the Vietnam War. Operating first in the dangerous Sunni Triangle area under command of the 4th Infantry Division, the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry relieved troops of the 101st Airborne Division in January 2004 in northern Iraq. The 2nd Battalion began redeployment back to the United States in October 2004.[24]
Another historic event occurred on 15 December 2003, when Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion deployed from Fort Myer, Virginia, for duty in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. This was the first deployment of an element of The Old Guard's 1st Battalion since World War II. Bravo Company, also called Task Force Bravo and Team Battlehard, arrived in the US Central Command area of operations to take up duty in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa on 17 December 2003. The soldiers of The Old Guard served in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and Operation Enduring Freedom. Based at Camp Lemonnier, their missions in the region included force protection to civil affairs and engineer personnel, engaging in joint operations with other U.S. and regional military forces and constant training to stay prepared. Team Battlehard redeployed back to Fort Myer in July 2004.[25][26]
In 2007, 1st Battalion's Delta Company was deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti as part of CJTF-HOA, supporting humanitarian missions and local military training in the region.[27]
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion deployed to Camp Taji, Iraq, in 2009 to execute its theater internment support mission.[28]
In December 2011, 2nd Battalion deployed to
Current duties
The Old Guard's current duties include, but are not limited to, providing funeral details at Arlington National Cemetery, guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, providing honor guards for visiting dignitaries, supporting official ceremonies and providing a quick reaction force for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
As of 2018, there were three active battalions of the 3d Infantry Regiment.
- 1st Battalion assigned to the Military District of Washington, Fort Myer, Virginia
- 2nd Battalion assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, JBLM, Washington
- 4th Battalion assigned to the Military District of Washington, Fort Myer, Virginia
Medals of Honor
The following 3d Infantry soldiers have been awarded the Medal of Honor:
- Indian Wars
- Sergeant James Fegan, Company H, March 1868, Plum Creek, Kansas
- Corporal Fort Dodge, Kansas
- Hospital Steward Indian campaign.[31]
- Vietnam War
- Corporal Michael Fleming Folland, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 3 July 1969, Long Khanh (posthumous)
Notable members of the regiment
- President William Henry Harrison
- Major General and President Zachary Taylor[32]
- General Matthew Ridgway
- General James Van Fleet
- Major General Benjamin Bonneville
- Major General Harry J. Collins
- Major General George W. Getty
- Major General Ethan A. Hitchcock
- Thomas S. Jesup
- Brigadier General Zebulon Pike
- Brigadier General Thomas Humphrey Cushing
- Brigadier General Julius Penn
- Brevet Brigadier General Josiah Harmar
- Brevet Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth
- Colonel John F. Hamtramck
- Colonel Thomas Hunt
- Colonel Jacob Kingsbury
- Colonel George K. McGunnegle[33]
- Colonel William Whistler
- Major David Ziegler
- Captain Merriwether Lewis
- First Lieutenant Tom Cotton
- Sergeant James Felder
- Corporal Charlotte Clymer
- Black Jack (horse)
- Sergeant York (horse)
Lineage
- Constituted 3 June 1784 in the Regular Army as the First American Regiment to consist of companies from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
- Organized August–September 1784 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey (New York and Connecticut companies organized in 1785)
- Redesignated 29 September 1789 as the Regiment of Infantry
- Redesignated 3 March 1791 as the 1st Infantry Regiment
- Redesignated in 1792 as the Infantry of the 1st Sub-Legion
- Redesignated 31 October 1796 as the 1st Infantry Regiment
- Consolidated May–October 1815 with the 5th Infantry Regiment (constituted 12 April 1808), the 17th Infantry Regiment (constituted 11 January 1812), the 19th Infantry Regiment (constituted 26 June 1812), and the 28th Infantry Regiment (constituted 29 January 1813) to form the 3rd Infantry (The 17th and 19th Infantry Regiments had been consolidated with the 26th and 27th Infantry Regiments on 12 May 1814)
- Consolidated August–December 1869 with one-half of the 37th Infantry Regiment (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 3rd Infantry
- 2nd and 3rd Battalions inactivated 18 November 1921 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; activated 8 June 1922 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 7th Division
- Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division
- Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 7th Division
- Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division
- Relieved 10 May 1941 from assignment to the 6th Division
- (1st Battalion inactivated 1 June 1941 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; activated 14 February 1942 in Newfoundland)
- (2nd Battalion (less Headquarters and Headquarters Company) inactivated 1 September 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota (Headquarters and Headquarters Company concurrently inactivated in Greenland); battalion activated 22 October 1943 at Camp Butner, North Carolina)
- Inactivated 20 November 1946 in Germany
- Regiment (less 2nd Battalion) activated 6 April 1948 at Fort Myer, Virginia (2nd Battalion concurrently activated at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.)
- Reorganized 1 July 1957 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
- Withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Infantry Regiment
- ANNEX
37th Infantry Regiment
- Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment.
- Organized May 1865 – September 1866 at Fort Columbus, New York
- 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry, reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1866 as the 37th Infantry Regiment.
- One-half of the 37th Infantry consolidated August–December 1869 with the 3rd Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Infantry (remaining half of the 37th Infantry consolidated in June 1869 with the 5th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 5th Infantry—hereafter separate lineage)
Honors
Campaign participation credit
War of 1812
- Canada
- Chippewa
- Lundy's Lane
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
- Bull Run
- Peninsula
- Manassas
- Antietam
- Fredericksburg
- Chancellorsville
- Gettysburg
- Appomattox
- Texas 1861
- Florida 1861
- Florida 1862
- Virginia 1863
Indian Wars
- Miami (Ohio, 1791–1794)
- Seminoles (Florida, 1840–1843)
- New Mexico 1856
- New Mexico 1857
- New Mexico 1858
- New Mexico 1860
- Comanches (Oklahoma, 1868)
- Montana 1887 (Nez Perce)
Spanish–American War
- Santiago
Philippine Insurrection
- Malolos
- San Isidro
- Luzon 1899
- Luzon 1900
- Jolo 1911
One of the more active company grade officers was Captain James McCrae who, as Major General, commanded the 78th Division in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensive in World War I.
World War II
- American Theater, Streamer without inscription;
- Northern France
Vietnam
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Consolidation I
War on Terrorism
Iraq War
- Iraqi Sovereignty
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation, 6–7 September 1968 (earned by Reconnaissance Platoon, Company E, 4th Battalion)
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SAIGON - LONG BINH (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KARBALA AND AN NAJAF, IRAQ (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered WASHINGTON, D.C., 1969-1973 (earned by 1st Battalion)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004 (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007 (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010 (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012 (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1984-1985 (earned by 1st Battalion)
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1993 (earned by 1st Battalion)
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2002-2003 (earned by 2d Battalion)
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2004-2005 (earned by 1st Battalion)
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2011-2013 (earned by 1st and 4th Battalions)
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosswith Palm, 1968-1970 (earned by 2d and 4th Battalions)
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class, 1966-1970 (earned by 2d Battalion)[34][35]
In popular culture
Gardens of Stone is a 1987 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel of the same title by Nicholas Proffitt. It stars James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones and D. B. Sweeney. The movie, set in 1968 and 1969, attempts to examine the meaning of the Vietnam War entirely through the eyes of the members of "The Old Guard", the stateside-based elite Army unit whose duties include Presidential escorts and military funerals at Arlington.[36]
See also
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- First American Regiment at ArmyHistory.org. Accessed on 10 August 2008
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External links
- History of the 3rd Regiment of Infantry Archived 28 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- The short film Big Picture: Prelude to Taps is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film Washington Soldier is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-30A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The promotion of Private David Radford Martin, of Gray, Knox County, Kentucky to Corporal, of Company C, 3rd US Regiment of Infantry, on 19 January 1914 at Madison Barracks, Jefferson County, New York
- Ethan Morse (11 Nov 2021) The Mistake That Haunts This Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Morse (served 2001–2006) films a series on The Old Guard, including Staff Sergeant Adam Dickmeyer