Old Guard History

🇺🇸 History related to Army's first Regiment:
3d Infantry Regiment (@USArmyOldGuard) & its antecedents
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Play Ball! It's opening day of the 2022 season. Today's share is a little different - 2 copies of the same image, one's been colorized. Colors are purely speculative, hope you enjoy this experiment.

#baseball #OpeningDay2022 #history #USArmy #mlb

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World War 2 #shortsnorter from my grandfather Tommy Mont who served with and played football for the Third Infantry Regiment. @OldGuardHistory

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Leader, mentor, and trailblazer #WomensHistoryMonth @USArmy @OldGuardHistory @womensmemorial

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🇺🇸 55 Yrs Ago 🇺🇸
01Jul1966, 4th Bn, 3d Inf Regt activated at Schofield Barracks. Deployed to Vietnam attached to 11th Inf BDE, 23d Inf Div (Americal). Later to 198th Inf BDE. Inactivated 30Nov1971, at Ft Lewis, WA.
4th Bn re-activated in Mil Dist of Wash in Dec2008.

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#OTD 1916, 1st & 3d BNs of Old Guard arrived in Eagle Pass, TX. After 3 yrs in NY 3d Inf Regt was ordered to border. War in Europe & spurred on by attack on Columbus, NM, by Pancho Villa led to US action Gen Pershing known as "Punitive Expedition."

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Today is opening day of 2021 baseball season. Here is peek back to 1920s when sports were the core of Army PT program. Taken at Ft Snelling, MN show the men of The Old Guard ready to "play ball!"

#baseball #OpeningDay #OldGuard #history #MLB #USArmy #Army

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March 25 is Medal of Honor Day. We take time today to remember the four members of the 3d Infantry Regiment that have been awarded the Medal of Honor.

#MedalofHonor #HonorGuard #OldGuard #history #courage #bravery #selfless #MoH #USArmy

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#OTD 1941 - 3d BN, Old Guard arrives in Newfoundland. One of 1st units to deploy ahead of #WWIII

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⭐ 80 Yrs Today - 13 Jan 1941, members of 3d BN, 3d Inf Reg departed Ft Snelling en route to Newfoundland. Among first to deploy outside of US in prep for WWII

Photos of Ft Snelling barracks where Old Guard soldiers lived, spent previous 20 yrs

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On this Thanksgiving eve, here is a look back at the meal & menu from 55 yrs ago. Here is the menu from 1965 and the meal hosted by Honor Guard Company, 1st Battalion of The Old Guard. Inside is personal message from COL Conmy.

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#OTD 1945 "Cockades" take on 100th Inf Div "Blue Devils."

Game was held in Darmstadt, Germany on Nov 17, 1945, as part of 7th Army Football League in post-World War II Occupied Germany. The Cockades won the game, 26-7.

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🇺🇸 On Veterans Day 2020, we thank all those who served.

We go back to Cockade football. Game was against 508th Parachute Inf Reg "Red Devils" at Victory Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov 11, 1945. Cockades won, 20-12.

See entire program here:
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🏈 75 Year Ago 🏈
On this Election Day, we take another look back at Old Guard football history. On this day in 1945, the "Cockades" took on the "Blue Devils." The game was held at Kleinenglis, Germany. The Cockades won the game, 33-19.

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Today we remember SSG Adam Dickmyer, on the tenth anniversary of his passing. #528

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🏈 75 Years Ago 🏈
The Old Guard "Cockades" continued their winning ways against the 84th Infantry Division. Game took place at Mannheim, Germany. Cockades won the game, 14-6. After this game, Cockades were 6-0.

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🇺🇸 55 Years Ago

#OTD 1965, SSG Wm. Spates Jr. was killed in action in Vietnam. Spates was 1st Tomb Sentinel killed in action.

On 20 Feb 1973, a dedication ceremony was held naming the Fort Myer NCO Club as “Spates Hall” in his memory.

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#OTD 1921 - SGT Younger selected the American Unknown Soldier from World War I to be honored at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

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#OTD 1921 - SGT Younger selected the American Unknown Soldier from World War I to be honored at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

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🏈 75 Yrs Ago 🏈

#OTD 1945, 3d Infantry Regiment "Cockades" played the next game in 7th Army football league season. This game against 1st Armored Division was not even close. Cockades came away with a big win, 24-0.

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🇺🇸 50 Yrs Ago Today

#OTD 1970, 2d BN, 3d Inf Reg inactivated at Fort Benning, GA.

BN activated 4 yrs earlier as part of 199th Inf BDE- BN earned 11 battle streamers during Vietnam deployment.

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