Monthly Archives: May 2013
Fortes Fortuna Juvat: The Third Marines
Third Marine Regimental Headquarters
“Sir, my question is, now that the 3rd Marines have been allowed to show their abilities to the world, are we going to be entering into combat rotations in the near future?” — Question by unknown 1/3 Marine to Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld, December, 2004
Third Battalion is just one part of the Third Marine Regiment, the main ground force in the Third Marine Division (3/3/3: the source of its callsign, ‘Trinity’), and a unique unit in the Marine Corps. Because of Hawaii’s isolated location and lack of higher-ups, the regiment has an unusual amount of autonomy and a reputation to match. Read more
Slouching Towards Haditha
Kilo Marines and EOD detonating an IED in Haqlaniyah, May 2006.
While most of the posting I’ve done so far is related to the 2004-2005 deployment, the main reason is because those are the only records I have available. I’m still continuing my search for more recent command chronologies, but otherwise the next on my list will have to be the battalion’s 2006 deployment to the Haditha Triad in Iraq.
I am not looking forward to it. Read more