26. Marine pluk

The 26th Marine Regiment was a regiment of the US Marine Corps, founded in 1944.

History

26th Marine Regiment was activated in 1944, and they saw action at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II in 1945. After the May 1967 battle of Hill 881, the 26th Marines took responsibility for Khe Sanh's defense, and they launched search-and-destroy operations around the area. Pomáhali při obraně města v roce 1968 během Vietnam War's battle of Khe Sanh, a pluku bylo uděleno Prezidentské vyznamenání. Od konce Vietnamské války byla jednotka deaktivována.