"We are obligated to live meaningful and purposeful lives. We will never forget them... We will earn what they have given us." George Benson, LtCol 1/6 USMC, 2012 Initially activated on 11 Jul 1917 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6), sometimes called “Deathwalkers" or “Comanche" with the mottos “1/6 Hard" (a name derived from its commander at Belleau Wood, Maj. John Arthur Hughes, aka "Johnny the Hard") and “Ready to Fight" is an infantry battalion in the...
 
												1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment By A3C Mike Bell
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