We are the combat veterans of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (1/5/1), who served during the Vietnam War. Our Mission is to:
The 1/5 Vietnam Veterans Unit Chapter of the 1 st Marine Division Association is a 501 (C) (19) not-for-profit corporation chartered in the state of North Carolina. All donations are tax-deductible up to the limits of the law
Our namesake active duty Marine Corps unit, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, is currently serving in Darwin, Australia, as the “Marine Rotational Force – Darwin,” and should return to CONUS in October 2014, if all goes according to plan.
Since the beginning of the Wars Against Terror in the Middle East, 1/5 has been deployed six (6) times – three 7-months tours in Iraq, and three 7-month tours in Afghanistan – during which time they were very successful in accomplishing their missions, under very challenging and complex circumstances.