Regiment, 3^rd Marine Division, 3^rd Marine Amphibious Force,

earned by bravery and sacrifice, an honor and reverence, unique in the history of the United States Marine Corps.

During service in the Vietnam War, the 1^st Battalion, 9^th Marine. The Battalion was engaged in combat for 47 months and 7 days, from June 15, 1965 to October 19, 1966 and December 11, 1966 to July 14, 1969.

The Battalion sustained heavy casualties during its Vietnam service: 749 were Killed In Action (KIA) and 2 were Missing In Action (MIA).

714 of the names honor the supreme sacrifice of the U.S. Marines and 35 of the names honor the supreme sacrifice of the U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to the Battalion.

The Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. has a total of 58,479 names from the Combat Area Casualty Current File (CACCF), which is the basis for the names. 25.4% or 14,836 of these names are U.S. Marines.