Patch: USMC Division 1st (Guadalcanal)

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1st United States Marine Division (USMC) The 1st USMC Division is the oldest and largest active unit of the U.S. Marine Corps As part of the American Expeditionary Force, the division is always ready for combat deployment anywhere in the world The division's individual regiments were formed just before and during World War I; it participated in several major battles in France The 1st USMC Division is made up of regiments (1st, 5th, 7th, and 11th). 7. August 1942, the division lands on the beaches of Guadalcanal, which would become their most famous battlefield After a successful tour of duty on Guadalcanal, the division participates in further battles against the Japanese on the islands of Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and the end of the war finds it on Okinawa After the war, it oversees the repatriation of Japanese soldiers and civilians in China In 1950, the division is the lead unit in the landing at Inchon, Korea. It remains in Korea until the end of the war in 1953 From 1965 to 1971, units of the 1st Marine Division operate in Vietnam During Operation Desert Storm (1990), it helps liberate Kuwait, occupied by the Iraqi army In 2003, the division is one of the lead units in the invasion of Iraq, penetrating deep into its territory. After the war, it became part of the occupation forces in the territories it was assigned to Currently (as of 2008), the division's units are operating in Afghanistan The division's home base is Camp Pendleton, California Dimensions: 96 x 75 mm