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Re-Re-Announced: 01-14-2013
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Announced: 12-14-11
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Announced: 12-18-08
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Re-Re-Announced 01-2013 |
Re-Announced April 2011 - Originally Announced March 2010 |
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#: DI-240412 - POW/MIA with "Desert Storm" Service Ribbon - Road #: VA 19901991- Military Honors Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This is our second boxcar honoring POWs and MIAs, this one with the service ribbon from Desert Storm. We have assigned road number VA 19901991 which represents the dates of the conflict. |
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Originally Announced April 2009 |
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#: DI-240521 - U.S. Navy Blue Angels - Road #: USN 4241946- Military Honors Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This car honors the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron. Formation of the Blue Angels was ordered 65 years ago on April 24, 1946. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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Re-Announced November 2010 - Originally Announced June 2008 |
Part #: DI-240431 - USAF Thunderbirds - Military Honors Series- America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This boxcar salutes the Air Demonstration Squadron of the U.S. Air Force. The Thunderbirds are based out of Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, they celebrate 55 years of representing over 500,000 Airmen, National Guardsmen and Reservists worldwide.
W-W Note: Since these cars were announced originally in 2008 we are not sure if the phrase, "this year" as used above means 2008 or 2010. That phrase was used in the original announcement and we assume it means 2008. |
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Announced December 2011
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Part
#: DI-240351 - Coast Guard 7th District - Military Honors Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This is our third car honoring the Coast Guard, this time the Seventh District which covers Georgia, South Carolina and most of Florida. Factory-equipped with Micro-Trains Line® trucks and couplers. |
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#: DI-240621 - U.S. Navy USS New York LPD #21 - Military Honors Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This boxcar honors the US Navy's USS New York LPD 21. The New York is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. It will be used to transport and land Marines and their equipment and supplies. The ship incorporates steel salvaged from the World Trade Center in its construction and the motto, "Never Forget," is included on its shield. We've assigned road number 7112009, the commission date of the New York. Factory-equipped with Micro-Trains Line® trucks and couplers. |
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Announced May 2011
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#: DI-240721 - U.S. Navy SEAL Team VI- Operation Neptune's Spear - Military Honors Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
We are proud to announce a special new car in our Military Honors Series. This car honors U.S. Navy "SEAL TEAM VI" with their unit patch on the right side and "Operation Neptune's Spear" on the left. Preliminary artwork is shown.
The origins of SEAL Team 6 can be traced to the 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. At the time there were only two United States Navy SEAL ( Sea, Air and Land) teams; the unit was named Team Six in order to confuse Soviet intelligence as to the number of SEAL teams. They are a full-time dedicated Counter-Terrorist Team. SEAL Team Six became known as the U.S. Navy's primary counter-terrorist unit.
In 1987, the unit was essentially renamed, given the official title of "Naval Special Warfare Development Group" (abbreviated to NAVSPECWARDEVGRU, or DEVGRU) but is still referred to as SEAL Team VI.
On May 1st and 2nd, 2011, the team undertook a covert operation codenamed Neptune's Spear, under the CIA's authority, and killed Osama bin Laden, leader of the terrorist organization known as "Al Qaeda", at his compound in the affluent Islamabad suburb of Abbottabad, Pakistan. The attack itself lasted 38 minutes, and there were no casualties to the team.
This car not only honors SEAL Team VI, as they are still called, but also commemorates the sucessful operation to eliminate Osama bin Laden as a threat. |
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Re-Announced November 2010 - Originally Announced June 2008
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Part #: DI-240471 - Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) “Victory Garden” - American Homefront Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
Americans were encouraged to grow their own during World War II so that more food was available for the war effort. This car, from the Garden State’s own Central Railroad of New Jersey, has the classic Victory Garden poster on the left side of the door. Boxcars from this era wore the large “Lines” herald which we have omitted to keep the car from looking cluttered. |
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March 2010 Announcement |
Part
#: DI-240671 - C&EI "Air Raid" American Homefront Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This run of 40' boxcars in the popular Homefront Series will have the yellow, red and black "Air Raid/ Know the Rules" poster depicting a steam whistle blowing to warn the home front. The car will be brown with white C&EI marks. Factory-equipped with Micro-Trains Line® trucks and couplers.
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November
2009 Release
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Part
#: DI-240351 - Coast Guard 7th District - Military
Honors Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This is our third car honoring the Coast Guard, this time the Seventh District which covers Georgia, South Carolina, and most of Florida.
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Tenth
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Part
#: DI-240661 - “Memphis Belle”
Liberty Squadron Series - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
Memphis Belle was a B-17 (41-24485) that completed
25 missions before being rotated home. The plane was
named for a character in a film starring John Wayne
and Joan Blondell called Lady for a Night. The image
came from Esquire Magazine's April 1941 issue's centerfold.
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Ninth
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Part
#: DI-240621 - Navy USS New York LPD 21 - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This boxcar honors the US Navy's USS New York LPD
21. The New York is a San Antonio-class amphibious
transport dock. It will be used to transport and land
Marines and their equipment and supplies. The ship
incorporates steel salvaged from the World Trade Center
in its construction and the motto, "Never Forget,"
is included on its shield. We've
assigned road number 9112001. |
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Eighth
Release - June 2008
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#: DI-240111 - Army "Green Berets"- America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This
boxcar honors the U.S. Army Ranger "Green Berets",
an elite special operations force, part of the United
States Army Special Operations Command.
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Seventh
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#: DI-240341 - Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
- America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
This
boxcar salutes the United States Marine Corps Force
Reconnaissance (Force Recon) units, the "special
operations forces" of the Marine Corps.
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#: DI-240421 - Navy USS Enterprise CV-6 - America's Honor Collection © 1944
AAR 40' Box Car |
Enterprise
was the most decorated ship of the Second World War.
Our announcement coincides with the 70th anniversary
of the commissioning of CV-6 on May 12, 1938. This
car honors Enterprise and the men who served
in her WWII battle group.
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Sixth
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Part #: DI-240571 -
"We Can Do It!" Southern Pacific
- American Homefront Series - America's Honor Collection 1944
AAR 40' Box Car
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Fifth
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Part #: DI-240321 - Navy 7th Fleet
- America's Honor Collection 1944 AAR 40' Box Car
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Part #: DI-240331
- Air Force Special Operations Command - America's Honor Collection
1944 AAR 40' Box Car
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Part #: DI-240411 - POW-MIA "You
are not Forgotten" - America's Honor Collection 1944
AAR 40' Box Car
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Fourth
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Part #: DI-240251 - Coast Guard
5th District - America's Honor Collection 1944 AAR 40' Box
Car
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Part #: DI-240371 - Akron Canton
& Youngstown "Save Rubber" - American Homefront
Series© AAR 1944 40' Box Car
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Part #: DI-240471 - Milwaukee Road
"Quiet! Loose Talk..." - American
Homefront Series© AAR 1944 40' Box Car
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Part #:
DI-240561 - Liberty Squadron
Series, "Sack Time" - The America's Honor Collection
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Third
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Part #: DI-240171 - B&O "Uncle
Sam" - American Homefront Series, from the America's
Honor Collection
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Part #: DI-240211 - Army 4th Infantry ision - The America's Honor Collection
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Part #: DI-240221
- "Navy Enterprise Group" - from the America's Honor Collection
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Part #: DI-240231
- "Air Force 49th Fighter Wing" -
from the America's Honor Collection
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Part #: DI-240271 - Santa Fe "Keep Him Flying" - American Homefront Series, from the America's Honor Collection
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Second
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#: DI-240241 - Marines 15th Expeditionary Force - The America's Honor Collection
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Part #:
DI-240261 - "Moonshine Raiders" Liberty Squadron
Series - The America's Honor Collection
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Part #: DI-240311
- First Armored ision - The America's Honor Collection
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Part #:
DI-240361 - "5 by 5" Liberty Squadron
Series - The America's Honor Collection
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Part #: DI-240461 -
"Surprise Attack" Liberty Squadron Series - The America's Honor Collection
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First
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Part #: DI-240111
Army 101st Airborne - The America's Honor Collection
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The 101st Airborne ision (Air
Assault) has demonstrated the characteristics of military
professionalism since the unit's activation Aug. 15, 1942.
On August
19, 1942, the first commander, Maj. Gen. William C. Lee, promised
his new recruits that the 101st has no history, but it has
a "Rendezvous with destiny."
As a
ision, the 101st has never failed that prophecy. During
World War II, the 101st Airborne ision led the way on D-Day
in the night drop prior to the invasion. When surrounded at
Bastogne, Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe answered "NUTS!"
and the Screaming Eagles fought on until the siege was lifted.
For their valiant efforts and heroic deeds during World War
II, the 101st Airborne ision was awarded four campaign
streamers and two Presidential Unit Citations.
General
Order Number Five, which gave birth to the ision, reads,
"The 101st Airborne ision, activated at Camp Claiborne,
Louisiana, has no history, but it has a rendezvous with destiny.
Like the early American pioneers whose invincible courage
was the foundation stone of this nation, we have broken with
the past and its traditions in order to establish our claim
to the future.
"Due
to the nature of our armament, and the tactics in which we
shall perfect ourselves, we shall be called upon to carry
out operations of far-reaching military importance and we
shall habitually go into action when the need is immediate
and extreme.
"Let
me call your attention to the fact that our badge is the great
American eagle. This is a fitting emblem for a ision that
will crush its enemies by falling upon them like a thunderbolt
from the skies.
"The
history we shall make, the record of high achievement we hope
to write in the annals of the American Army and the American
people, depends wholly and completely on the men of this ision.
Each inidual, each officer and each enlisted man, must
therefore regard himself as a necessary part of a complex
and powerful instrument for the overcoming of the enemies
of the nation. Each, in his own job, must realize that he
is not only a means, but an indispensable means for obtaining
the goal of victory. it is, therefore, not too much to say
that the future itself, in whose molding we expect to have
our share, is in the hands of the soldiers of the 101st Airborne
ision."
The 101st
Airborne ision was reactivated as a training unit at Camp
Breckinridge, Ky., in 1948 and again in 1950. It was reactivated
again in 1954 at Fort Jackson, S.C., and in March 1956, the
101st was transferred, less personnel and equipment to Fort
Campbell, Ky., to be reorganized as a combat ision.
In the
mid-1960s, the 1st Brigade and support troops were deployed
to the Republic of Vietnam, followed by the rest of the ision
in late 1967. In almost seven years of combat in Vietnam,
elements of the 101st participated in as many as 15 campaigns,
earning additional laurels to their proud name.
In 1968,
the 101st took on the structure and equipment of an airmobile
ision. Today, the 101st stands as the Army's and world's
only air assault ision with unequaled strategic and tactical
mobility.
In January
1991, the 101st once again had its "Rendezvous with Destiny"
in Iraq during the deepest combat air assault into enemy territory
in the history of the world. Miraculously, the 101st sustained
no soldiers killed in action during the 100-hour war and captured
thousands of enemy prisoners of war.
Fort
Campbell soldiers have supported humanitarian relief efforts
in Rwanda and Somalia, then later supplied peacekeepers to
Haiti and Bosnia.
In quest
of its "Rendezvous with Destiny", the ision has
been chosen to develop and exploit the doctrine of air assault
- Tomorrow's ision in Today's Army.
http://www.campbell.army.mil/dhistory.htm
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Part #: DI-240121
- Navy Sea Bees - The America's Honor Collection
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The Seabees- "We Build, We Fight!"
Because
civilians couldn't be used due to International laws, the
Navy needed a Militarized Construction Force to build advance
bases in World War Two. Rear Admiral Ben Moreell was tasked
to form a Construction Battalion, or CB, which is where the
unit got it's name. Admiral Moreell gave the newly formed
Seabees their motto- "We Build, We Fight" Construimus,
Batuimus, and the unit was born.
To form
the Seabees, recruits were sought who needed little or no
training. After all, there was a war on, and it was under
different conditions than we had ever fought before. Recruits
came from all walks of construction life, including men who
built Boulder Dam. All in all, over 325,000 men joined the
Seabees and their efforts in both the Atlantic and Pacific
theatres made our victory possible.
Typical
of the Seabee spirit, the first decorated Seabee hero of the
war, Seaman 2nd Class Lawrence C. "Bucky" Meyer,
USNR, was among the Seabees of the 6th battalion who worked
on Henderson Field. In his off-time, he salvaged and repaired
an abandoned machine gun, which, on 3 October 1942, he used
to shoot down a Japanese Zero fighter making a strafing run.
For this exploit, he was awarded the Silver Star. It was,
however, a posthumous award, for 13 days after shooting down
the plane, "Bucky" Myer was killed in action when
the gasoline barge on which he was working was struck by Japanese
naval gunfire.
It was
during the landing on Treasury Island in the Solomons, on
28 November 1943, that Fireman 1st Class Aurelio Tassone,
USNR, of the 87th Naval Construction Battalion created that
legendary figure of the Seabee astride his bulldozer rolling
over enemy positions. Tassone was driving his bulldozer ashore
during the landing when Lieutenant Charles E. Turnbull, CEC,
USNR, told him a Japanese pillbox was holding up the advance
from the beach. Tassone drove his dozer toward the pillbox,
using the blade as a shield, while Lieutenant Turnbull provided
covering fire with his carbine. Under continuous heavy fire,
Tassone crushed the pillbox with the dozer blade, killing
all 12 of its occupants. For this act Tassone was awarded
the Silver Star.
Although
Seabees were only supposed to fight to defend what they built,
such acts of heroism were numerous. In all, Seabees earned
33 Silver Stars and 5 Navy Crosses during World War II. But
they also paid a price: 272 enlisted men and 18 officers killed
in action. In addition to deaths sustained as a result of
enemy action, more than 500 Seabees died in accidents, for
construction is essentially a hazardous business.
The Seabees
have participated in every major conflict since. In Korea,
they performed acts that facilitated the UN. During Operation
Deep Freeze in Antartica, they build a 200 foot runway. In
Scotland, they created a floating drydock and service facility
for Polaris submarines. In Viet Nam, before the conflict,
they started as part of Task Force 90's "Passage to Freedom.
During the conflict, they were invaluable in constructing
support systems and bases, including some crucial locations
to support the Special Forces.
Since
then the Seabees have modernized, increased their battle readiness
profile, and participated in every action of the combined
military from the invasion of Granada to disaster relief in
major floods and hurricanes. Their "Can Do" attitude
has served the military well, and they stand ready to serve
in time of war or time of peace.
Many
thanks to Dr. Vincent A. Transano, command historian of the
Naval Engineering Command.
For a more detailed history, go to http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq67-1.htm |
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#: DI-240131 Air Force 23rd Wing Flying
Tigers - The America's Honor Collection
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The Creation of the 14th Air Force
Eventually
the AVG contract expired and the China Air Task Force and
23rd Fighter Squadron carried on as the "Flying Tigers"
under the command of Brig Gen Chennault.
Their
numbers grew in China and by special order of the President
in March 1943, the 14th Air Force was established by Army
Air Force Chief Lt Gen "Hap" Arnold. Chennault continued
as the commander and was promoted to Major General. The "Flying
Tigers" conducted effective fighter and bomber operations
along a 5,000-mile front from Chunking and Cheng Tu in the
west to Indo-China in the south; from the Tibetan Plateau
in Burma to the China Sea and Formosa in the east. They were
also instrumental in establishing supply of Chinese forces
through airlifting cargo across "The Hump" in the
China-Burma-India theater. The Tigers eventually grounded
the Japanese Air Force as the war came to a close.
Chennault's
record of combat achievements, unrivaled in the annals of
World War II, is a testament to his courage, tactical innovation
and gritty determination - an air strategist who produced
an indominatable fighting force in spite of continuous obstacles.
The man, a legend in his own time, was responsible for the
destruction of more than 2,100 Japanese planes, the sinking
of 2,135,489 tons of enemy shipping, and 59,450 enemy casualties.
Our
Entry into Space
After
inactivation in January 1946, the 14th Air Force was reactivated
to serve Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command (CONAC)
and the Pre-Order until 1960. Inactive for six years, the 14th
became part of Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) in 1966.
In 1968, the 14th assumed the functions of ADCOM's Ninth Aerospace
Defense ision and became the 14th Aerospace Force (AEROF),
the first command dedicated to space surveillance and tracking.
The 14
AEROF mission performed a major portion of the CONAC space
defense responsibilities. The Space Defense Center located
in Cheyenne Mountain and operated by the 14 AEROF served as
a command post for a global network of electronic and optical
sensors that detected, tracked, and identified all man-made
objects orbiting the earth. The primary detection and tracking
network was the USAF SPACETRACK system. Also included were
the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and the Sea Launched
Ballistic Missile System with sites located around the world.
The 14 AEROF also maintained the 10th Aerospace Defense Squadron,
which provided launch services at Vandenberg AFB, with a subordinate
unit at Johnston Island in the Pacific.
Delta
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A Brief
Return to Flying
On October
8, 1976, the 14 AEROF was redesignated as 14 AF (Pre-Order)
at Dobbins AFB, Georgia where it managed airlift forces for
the Military Air Command. On July 1, 1993, the 14th Air Force
returned to its former space role and the Flying Tigers became
a Numbered Air Force for Air Force Space Command, responsible
for performing space operations.
The
14th of Today
As the
Air Force's sole Numbered Air Force for space, the 14th Air
Force space operations mission includes space launch from
the east and west coasts, satellite control, missile warning,
and space surveillance. Its overall mission is to ensure warfighters
are supported by the best space capabilities available. The
14th Air Force consists of two launch wings (the 30th Space
Wing at Vandenberg AFB, CA and the 45th Space Wing at Patrick
AFB, FL, Cape Canaveral AS), a space control and missile warning
wing (21st Space Wing at Peterson AFB, CO), a satellite control
wing (50th Space Wing at Schriever AFB, CO) and an air base
wing supporting Buckley AFB (460th Air Base Wing at Buckley
AFB, CO). The "Flying Tigers" now serve as the Air
Force space operational component of US Strategic Command.
In Fall 1997, the 14th Air Force established the Air and Space
Operations Center (AOC)/614th Space Operations Group, at Vandenberg
AFB for the 24-hour command and control of all space operations
resources. The Flying Tigers - a proud past and a brilliant
future.
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Part #: DI-240141 -
Marines 1st ision - The America's Honor Collection
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The 1st
Marine ision was activated aboard the battleship Texas
February 1, 1941. It is the oldest, largest (active duty),
and most decorated ision-sized unit in the United States
Marine Corps.
ision
regiments were in existence as early as March 8, 1911, when
the 1st Marines was formed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It saw
action in Haiti in 1915, in the Dominican Republic in 1916,
and throughout the Caribbean during World War I. The 5th Marines
was created in Vera Cruz, Mexico July 13, 1914. It served
in Santo Domingo in 1925 and participated in 15 major engagements
during World War I. These included Belleau Wood, Chateau and
St. Mihiel. On Aug. 11, 1917, 7th Marines was activated in
Philadelphia, Penn. It spent the duration of World War I in
Cuba and was disbanded after the war. It was reactivated in
1941. The 11th Marines was formed in January 1918 at Quantico,
Va., as a light artillery regiment. The regiment went to France
as an infantry unit, providing a machine gun company and a
guard company. Decommissioned and reactivated twice between
world wars, the regiment again served as infantry in Nicaragua.
Re-formed in 1940 as a full-fledged artillery unit, 11th Marines
joined 1st Marine ision.
Guadalcanal
was the first major American offensive of World War II. Launched
August 7, 1942, this operation won the ision its first
of three World War II Presidential Unit Citations. Others
won were for the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.
"
The Old Breed" was the unit chosen to land at Inchon,
Korea, September 15, 1950, adding one more PUC to its list
of decorations. The fifth PUC was for the ision's "attack
in the opposite direction," fighting its way out of the
Chosin Reservoir against seven Communist Chinese isions.
The Chinese suffered an estimated 37,500 casualties trying
to stop the Marines' march out of the "Frozen Chosin."
Battles between April and September earned the ision its
sixth PUC. The 2d Battalion, 1st Marines returned to Guantanamo
Bay for two months in 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis.
More than 11,000 Marines of 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
participated in the naval blockade, which forced the withdrawal
of the missiles from Cuba.
Fewer
than three years later, the ision was again on the move.
In 1965, 7th Marines participated in Operations Starlite and
Piranha, the first major engagements for American ground troops
in South Vietnam. March 1966 saw 1st Marine ision Headquarters
established at Chu Lai. By June, the entire ision was in
South Vietnam, its zone of operation - the southern two provinces
of I Corps - Quang Tin and Quang Ngai. Between March and October
1966 to May 1967, the ision conducted 44 named operations.
Major engagements included Operations Hastings and Union I
and II. In these operations, 1st Marine ision units decisively
defeated the enemy. During the 1968 Tet Offensive, the ision
was involved in fierce fighting with both Viet Cong and North
Vietnamese Army elements. It was successful in beating back
enemy assaults in its operation areas.
After
six hard years of combat, 1st Marine ision returned home
to Camp Pendleton in 1971, closing another chapter of dedicated
service to Corps and country. In 1975, the ision supported
the evacuation of Saigon by providing food and temporary shelter
at Camp Pendleton for Vietnamese refugees as they arrived
in the United States. In 1990 1st Marine ision formed the
nucleus of the massive force sent to Southwest Asia in response
to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. During Operation Desert Shield,
the ision supported I Marine Expeditionary Force in the
defense of Saudi Arabia from the Iraqi threat. In 1991 the
ision went on the offensive with the rest of Coalition
Forces in Operation Desert Storm. In 100 hours of ground offensive
combat 1st Marine ision helped to liberate Kuwait, smashing
the Iraqi Army in the process.
Immediately
following the Persian Gulf conflict, the ision sent units
to assist in relief efforts following a typhoon in Bangladesh
(Operation Sea Angel) and a volcanic eruption in the Philippines
(Operation Fiery Vigil). In December 1992 Operation Restore
Hope, bringing relief to famine-stricken Somalia, kicked off
with the early morning amphibious landing of Marines from
the Camp Pendleton-based 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which
was supported by Battalion Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 9th
Marines. More than 15,000 metric tons of food was successfully
distributed from 398 different food sites in the city during
the operation. The final phase of the operation involved the
transition from a U.S. peacemaking force to a United Nations
peacekeeping force. U.S. Marine involvement in Operation Restore
Hope officially ended April 27, 1993, when the humanitarian
relief sector of Mogadishu was handed over to Pakistani forces.
Today
1st Marine ision is a multi-role, expeditionary ground
combat force. The ision is employed as the ground combat
element (GCE) of I MEF or may provide task-organized forces
for assault operations and such operations as may be directed.
The 1st Marine ision must be able to provide the ground
amphibious forcible entry capability to the naval expeditionary
force (NEF) and to conduct subsequent land operations in any
operational environment.
The 1st
Marine ision is currently composed of 1st, 5th, 7th and
11th Marines; Headquarters Battalion; 3d Assault Amphibian
Battalion; 1st and 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions;
1st Combat Engineer Battalion; 1st Tank Battalion; and 1st
Reconnaissance Battalion. These units represent a combat-ready
force of more than 19,000 men and women.
Headquarters
Battalion provides command and administration for 1st Marine
ision. Within the battalion are a headquarters and service
company, military police company, a communications company,
and a truck company. The ision headquarters is located
in the 11 Area, while Headquarters Battalion and its companies
are located in the 33 Area. The 1st, 5th and 7th Marines each
consist of one headquarters company and four infantry battalions,
with one battalion deployed outside the continental United
States at all times. The infantry battalions are the basic
tactical units that the regiment uses to accomplish its mission
of locating, closing with and destroying the enemy by fire
and close combat. The 1st and 5th Regiments are located in
the 53 and 62 Areas, respectively. The 7th Marines is located
in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
The 11th
Marines consists of a headquarters battery and four artillery
battalions. The 11th Marines is the primary source of fire
support for 1st Marine ision in amphibious assault and
subsequent operations ashore. It provides direct and general
fire support to frontline units as required by the infantry
commanders. The 11th Marines' organic weapon is the 155 mm
howitzer (M198 towed howitzers). The Las Pulgas (43) Area
is home to 11th Marines, 1/11 and 2/11. Las Flores (41) Area
is home to 5/11 and 3/11 is located at Twentynine Palms.
1st Tank
Battalion was activated on 1 November 1941 and is located
at Twentynine Palms, Calif. Its mission is to provide combat
power to 1st Marine ision in the form of amphibious and/or
Maritime Preposition Forces; conduct operations ashore utilizing
maneuver, armor protected firepower, and shock action in order
to close with and destroy the enemy. As a separate battalion,
1st Tank Battalion is responsible for providing armored assets
as well as anti-armor systems and staff expertise in their
employment. The 1st Tank Battalion is equipped with the M1A1
Abrams Battle Tank.
The 1st
Combat Engineer Battalion performs many specific functions
while fulfilling its mission of providing both tactical and
logistical engineer support to 1st Marine ision. The battalion
shares San Mateo (62) Area with 5th Marines.
The mission
of 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion is to transport the surface
assault elements of the landing force from amphibious shipping
to inland objectives during the amphibious assault and to
provide support to mechanized operations ashore. The amphibious
assault vehicles are primarily used to transport personnel
in tactical operations. The battalion is located in Camp Del
Mar (21) Area.
The ision
has two light armored reconnaissance battalions. The mission
of a LAR battalion is to conduct reconnaissance, security
and economy of force operations, and within its capabilities,
limited offensive or delaying operations that exploit the
unit's mobility and firepower. 1st LAR Battalion was activated
31 May 1985 and is located at Las Flores (41) Area. 3d LAR
Battalion was activated on 11 September 1986 and is located
at Twentynine Palms.
The ision
reactivated the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion on 8 June 2000
but the battalion was originally activated on 1 March 1937.
It now calls the Margarita(33) Area home. Before 1944 Marine
Recon was primarily scout/sniper units. In April 1944 a two
company amphibious reconnaissance battalion was formed with
the mission of conducting beach reconnaissance and hydrographic
survey. Today the Battalion performs a wide variety of tactical
and special operations in support of the ision.
http://www.i-mef.usmc.mil/msc/1mar/history.htm
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Part #: DI-240151
- Coast Guard 1st District - The America's Honor Collection
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From
Maine to the Shrewsbury River in NJ, coastline stretches along
2,000 miles making up the First District. It is best known
for its rich history, beautiful scenery, and prosperous fishing
industry.
District
One utilizes a wide variety of Coast Guard assets, including
34 small boat stations, 27 cutters, one air station, and many
other marine safety offices, groups, and aids to navigation
teams. These resources are kept running by less than 3,700
active duty and Pre-Order members.
With
an excess of one million boats registered in the First District,
Coast Guard personnel have performed over 8,300 search and
rescue cases since 1999. These men and women conduct search
and rescue safety inspections, perform maritime law enforcement,
respond to oil spills, and provide upkeep for thousands of
bouys and other aids to navigation. Together with 6,400 auxiliarists,
the First District also educates the public on boating safety.
The First
Coast Guard District has shown that truly, it is Always Ready,
yesterday, today, and for the future. Semper Paratus!
www.uscg.mil
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Part #: DI-240161 - "Belle Wringer" Liberty Squadron Series - The America's Honor Collection
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Stock Checks:
Inventory is a fluid commodity. It changes by the
hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure
we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order
it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders, the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact
that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not
mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms
pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items
are available and if possible attempt to locate what we
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