Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion - TopicsExpress



          

Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in World War II and Vietnam earned the nickname the Walking Dead. Marine Corps historians say the battalion appears to have gotten the nickname because of its high rate of casualties during the Vietnam War. But the unit also has a reputation for heroism that included Medal of Honor recipients at Guam and Iwo Jima during World War II and two in Vietnam.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:42:17 +0000

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