Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Battalion 1st Marines Make Them Count Patch Swordsmen emerging from the Northern Bombing

emerging from the Northern Bombing Group that had served in France during World War I

multiple-deployment OIF veterans

High desert

The Friday patch tradition reflects the tight-knit culture of Marine helicopter squadrons — where hard work

Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Battalion 1st Marines Make Them Count Patch Swordsmen emerging from the Northern BombingOfficially Licensed USMC 3rd Battalion 1st Marines Make Them Count Patch Thundering Third on the Attack Because when 3 1 rolls in, every round needs to count. The 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment known as the "Thundering Third" is one of the most combat tested infantry battalions in the Marine Corps. Based at Camp Pendleton, California, under the 1st Marine Division, 3 1 has a storied history of close combat from the frozen Chosin Reservoir in Korea