Jones, 78, earned the Silver Star in July 1968 by saving more than 20 of his comrades with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, during evacuation of Khe Sanh Combat Base in July 1968.

Enriquez enlisted in the Navy in 1989 and became a corpsman, later deploying in support of Operation Desert Storm with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, according to his official biography.

He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune. ...

It rained on their parade, but for the 814 men of the 9th Division's 3rd Battalion, ... A battalion of the 9th Marines is also scheduled to sail this week from Danang for redeployment in Okinawa.

I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and was assigned to Quang Tri Province. On March 30, 1967, his company was attacked by a North Vietnamese company supported by heavy automatic weapons and mortar fire.

Prior to serving in MARSOC, Salabarria had completed the Army Basic Airborne School and served as a senior line corpsman for a scout sniper platoon attached to 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines out of ...

The men were part of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines. Biever, a corporal at the time, said the unit was struck by six short rounds, which wounded him and killed seven from his unit.

At 18, after graduating from high school, he entered basic training. He turned 19 shortly after being sent to Vietnam in 1966 to serve with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines.

Title: Commandant of the Marine Corps; scheduled in January to become supreme allied commander, Europe. Education: B.S., Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Age: 58. Family: Married ...