3. Marine divize

The 3rd Marine Division is a division of the US Marine Corps, active from 1942 to 1945 and since 1952. Activated at San Diego, California during World War II, the division fought at Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima during the Pacific War, after which it was deployed to Okinawa to support the Korean War effort. During the Vietnam War, the division operated out of Da Nang, conducting operations around the Vietnamese DMZ. Divize utrpěla 6 869 zabitých v akci během války, evakuovala Jižní Vietnam v listopadu 1969. Jednotky z divize pokračovaly v boji v Válka v Perském zálivu, a Válka v Afghánistánu, a Válka v Iráku, a nadále je umístěna na Okinawě.