3rd Infantry Regiment
3rd IR Coat Of Arms
Active:	June 3, 1784-Present
Country:	USA
Allegiance:	Federal
Branch:	Regular Army
Type:	Infantry Regiment
Role:	Ceremonial Guards
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Command structure:
Current commander:
Garrison/HQ:	Fort Myer
Ceremonial chief:
Colonel of the Regiment:
Nickname:	The Old Guard
Patron:
Motto:	Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)
Colors:	Blue and White
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The 3d United States Infantry Regiment (3d US INF), is a unit of the United States Army. There are two active batallions in the regiment today. While both are part of the same regiment, it is the 1st Battalion which is more readily identified by the regimental nickname, The Old Guard (TOG for short). The regimental motto is Noli Me Tangere. The modifier of 'United States' that accompanies the name 3d Regiment distinguishes the unit from Pre-World War I era National Guard Regiments (e.g. the 3d Missouri Infantry Regiment, and the 3d Arkansas Infantry Regiment). Image File history File links 3rd_Infantry_Regiment_COA.png // Coat of Arms Blazon: Shield: Argent, six pallets Gules an escutcheon blazoned “Argent a mount Vert debruising all but the embattlements of a castle and tower Gules” on a chief Azure three crosses patee of the first. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Orville Wright flying at Fort Myer, September 17, 1908. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Noli me Tangere by Hans Holbein the Younger Noli me tangere is the Latin version of the words spoken, according to the Gospel of John, by Jesus to Mary Magdalen, meaning touch me not (the quotation appears in John 20:17). ...

The 3d US Infantry is the oldest active infantry regiment in the army, having been first organized as the First American Regiment^[1] in 1784. There are currently two active battalions of the 3d US Infantry:

1st Battalion

3rd IR Distinctive Unit Insignia

Stationed at Ft. Myer, Virginia, the 1st Battalion, 3d Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) is under the blanket of the Military District of Washington (or, MDW for short). The Old Guard has a twofold mission: a combat mission -- in which the regiment serves as part of the National Capital Region's defense; and a ceremonial mission. Image File history File links 3rd_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png // Distinctive Unit Insignia Description: A gold color metal device 1 1/2 inches (3. ... Image File history File links 3rd_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png // Distinctive Unit Insignia Description: A gold color metal device 1 1/2 inches (3. ... Fort Myer is a U.S. Army base located adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. It is now the home of the Air Force Chief of Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ... Military District of Washington Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Military District of Washington Distinctive Unit Insignia The Military District of Washington (MDW), is one of nineteen major commands of the U.S. Army. ...

Combat Readiness

The Old Guard, while performing primarily in a ceremonial role, is nonetheless an Infantry unit, which is required to maintain the same certifications of all Infantry units in the US Army. In its combat role, the soldiers of The Old Guard train to standards as per their MOS (Military Occupational Specialty); these include: Rifle marksmanship; Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare preparedness training (NBC for short); operations in area security, and control of civil disturbances. In addition, many members of the unit are Air Assault Qualified, having attended the Air Assault School at nearby Ft. Belvoir. The Old Guard provides the principal body of garrison troops in Washington, D. C. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ... Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, or NBC is the term used in the armed forces of many nations to describe the measures taken to guard and decontaminate against nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. ... Fort Belvoir is a census-designated place located in Fairfax County, Virginia. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Ceremonial Mission

The Old Guard is also known as 'Escort to the President.' The majority of the regiment is made up of 'line platoons', which, among other duties march in military parades. The Old Guard is the only unit in the US Army that has an Act of Congress specifically providing it with the right to march with fixed bayonets. There are several casket teams and firing parties in the line platoons; these participate in military funerals. Among the ceremonial tasks and honors the regiment carries out, the following duties are also included -- each of which is assigned to a Specialty Platoon: the guarding of the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery; The Continental Color Guard (or, CCG; see also Color Guards; The Presidential Salute Guns Battery, which serves at all Full Honors General officer (and State) funerals, as well as at arrivals and departures of foreign dignitaries; the Caisson Platoon, which provides horses and riders to pull caisson (the wagon that bears a casket) in military and state funerals, as well as riderless horses in Full Honors funerals. Also part of The Old Guard, is the Fife and Drum Corps, which plays traditional arrangements of marching music, dating back to the time of the Continental Army. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps marches in the Colonial red uniform -- to be "better seen through the smoke of battle;" the uniform includes tri-corner hats and powdered wigs. An Act of Congress is a bill or resolution adopted by both houses of the United States Congress to which one of the following events has happened: Acceptance by the President of the United States, Inaction by the President after ten days from reception (excluding Sundays) while the Congress is... The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named) is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery dedicated to the American soldiers who have died without their remains being identified. ... Arlington Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lees home. ... The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ... Caisson is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used to hold and transport the coffin during a military funeral or a state funeral. ... A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour heads of state or other important people of national significance. ... The riderless horse, Sgt. ... The Continental Army was the unified command structure of the thirteen colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ...

2d Battalion

Stationed at Ft.Lewis, Washington, the 2d Battalion, 3d Infantry Regiment, serves as one of three infantry battalions of the 3d Stryker Brigade Combat Team in the 2d Infantry Division ('Indian Head'). After a 31-year hiatus from service, The 2-3 was reactivated on 15 March 2001. 2-3 Infantry is part of the initial Stryker brigade combat team. Utilizing the new Stryker vehicle platform, this unit is part of the conversion to the Army's system of Units of Action. Patch of the United States Army 2d Infantry Division. ...

Official Mission Statement

1st Battalion - 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment Mission Statement

On order, 3d US Infantry Regiment deploys by air or land to: conduct NBC operations, conduct area security operations, and control civil disturbances in support of the Military District of Washington’s defense to the National Capital Region. Conduct Joint and Army ceremonies and funerals in order to represent the US Army and the Military. (DA & MDW Approved SEP 2003)

Lineage

• Constituted 3 June 1784 in the Regular Army as the First American Regiment to consist of companies from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

• Organized August-September 1784 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey (New York and Connecticut companies organized in 1785)

• Redesignated 29 September 1789 as the Regiment of Infantry

• Redesignated 3 March 1791 as the 1st Infantry Regiment

• Redesignated in 1792 as the Infantry of the 1st Sub-Legion

• Redesignated 31 October 1796 as the 1st Infantry Regiment

• Consolidated May-October 1815 with the 5th Infantry Regiment (constituted 12 April 1808), the 17th Infantry Regiment (constituted 11 January 1812), the 19th Infantry Regiment (constituted 26 June 1812), and the 28th Infantry Regiment (constituted 29 January 1813) to form the 3d Infantry Regiment

• Consolidated August-December 1869 with one-half of the 37th Infantry Regiment (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Infantry

(2d and 3d Battalions inactivated 18 November 1921 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; activated 8 June 1922 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota) Fort Snelling is a former military fortification located at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ...

• Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 7th Division

• Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division

• Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 6th Division and assigned to the 7th Division

• Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 6th Division

• Relieved 10 May 1941 from assignment to the 6th Division

(1st Battalion inactivated 1 June 1941 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; activated 14 February 1942 in Newfoundland) Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 7th Infantry Division (Light). ... Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) post located in the Missouri Ozarks. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

(2nd Battalion (less Headquarters and Headquarters Company) inactivated 1 September 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota (Headquarters and Headquarters Company concurrently inactivated in Greenland); battalion activated 22 October 1943 at Camp Butner, North Carolina) Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ...

• Inactivated 20 November 1946 in Germany

• Regiment (less 2nd Battalion) activated 6 April 1948 at Fort Myer, Virginia (2nd Battalion concurrently activated at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.)

• Reorganized 1 July 1957 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System

• Withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System

ANNEX Orville Wright flying at Fort Myer, September 17, 1908. ... Military District of Washington Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Military District of Washington Distinctive Unit insignia Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC is located on the point of land where the Potomac and Anacostia rivers join in Washington, D.C. It has been an Army post for more than 200 years, third only... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ...

Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment.

• Organized May 1865 - September 1866 at Fort Wayne, Michigan; Newport Barracks, Kentucky; and Fort Columbus, New York

• Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1866 as the 37th Infantry Regiment.

One-half of the 37th Infantry consolidated August-December 1869 with the 3d Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 3d Infantry (remaining half of the 37th Infantry consolidated in June 1869 with the 5th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 5th Infantry--hereafter separate lineage) Fort Wayne was the third fort built in Detroit, Michigan. ... Newport Barracks was a military barracks in Newport, Kentucky, operational between 1803 and 1894. ... Fort Columbus, 1803-1904, Kings County, Governors Island. ...

3d Infantry Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

War of 1812

1. Canada;
2. Chippewa;
3. Lundy's Lane

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and British Empire from 1812 to 1815, on land in North America and at sea around the world. ...

Mexican War

1. Palo Alto;
2. Resaca de la Palma;
3. Monterey;
4. Vera Cruz;
5. Cerro Gordo;
6. Contreras;
7. Churubusco;
8. Chapultepec

The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ...

Civil War

1. Bull Run;
2. Peninsula;
3. Manassas;
4. Antietam;
5. Fredericksburg;
6. Chancellorsville;
7. Gettysburg;
8. Appomattox;
9. Texas 1861;
10. Florida 1861;
11. Florida 1862;
12. Virginia 1863

Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln+ Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 1,556,678 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American...

Indian Wars

1. Miami;
2. Seminoles;
3. Comanches;
4. New Mexico 1856;
5. New Mexico 1857;
6. New Mexico 1858;
7. New Mexico 1860;
8. Montana 1887

An 1899 chromolithograph of U.S. cavalry pursuing American Indians, artist unknown. ...

War with Spain

1. Santiago

Combatants United States and Cuban rebel forces Spain Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 2,446 combat dead or wounded (US only) Cubans and Filipinos not counted. ...

Philippine Insurrection

1. Malolos;
2. San Isidro;
3. Luzon 1899;
4. Luzon 1900;
5. Jolo 1911

The Philippine-American War was a war between the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines from 1899 through 1913. ...

World War II

1. American Theater, Streamer without inscription;
2. Northern France

Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 18 million Civilian dead: 33 million Full list Military dead: 7 million Civilian dead: 4 million Full list World War II, also known as the Second World...

Vietnam

1. Counteroffensive, Phase II;
2. Counteroffensive, Phase III;
3. Tet Counteroffensive;
4. Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
5. Counteroffensive, Phase V;
6. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
7. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
8. Summer-Fall 1969;
9. Winter-Spring 1970;
10. Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
11. Counteroffensive, Phase VII;
12. Consolidation I

Decorations

• Valorous Unit Award for SAIGON - LONG BINH
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for WASHINGTON, D.C., 1969-1973
• Army Superior Unit Award for 1984-1985
• Army Superior Unit Award for 1993

(copied directly from the Regimental Website) The Valorous Unit Award is a decoration which is awarded to units of the United States Army which display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States of America. ... The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions. ...

On the web: http://www.mdw.army.mil/oldguard/mission.htm

1. ^  Mahon, John K. and Danyk, Romana. Army Lineage Series: Infantry: Part I: Regular Army. Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Military History, US Army, 1972.