11K views · 240 reactions | This week in history: On July 13, 1914, the 5th Marine Regiment was established in Veracruz, Mexico. They then took part in 15 major engagements during World War I. In 1918, the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the French Fourragere for their heroic deeds of valor during World War I. On June 30, 2016, the 5th Marine Regiment celebrated the 98th Anniversary of receiving the award. | I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) | Facebook

U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment conduct their annual training on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jul. 16, 2020. Marines across Marine Forces Reserve are reminded that unit readiness is paramount during these challenging times and remains a primary focus during annual training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel R. Betancourt Jr.) | Marine Forces Reserve

WEARING A LEGACY Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a ceremony honoring the legacy of the French fourragere award aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 22, 2016. The French fourragere is a military award given to units, as a whole for meritorious actions of conduct in action. The heroic acts of valor made the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments the only two units of the American Expeditionary Force to receive the fourragere. Marines display the award w

A Special Landing Force Marine in I Corps, South Vietnam, 1967-1968

The World of Hill 65: With the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, I Corps, South Vietnam, 1969

U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conduct a supported company attack at Range 400 while participating in Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 12, 2021. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gustavo Romero) |

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation (MCCRE) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 23, 2019. 5th Marines conducted a regimental-sized MCCRE for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, as well as the Regimental Headquarters to increase the combat proficiency and readiness of the regiment. The MCCRE took place over a 10 day period and served as proof of concept for fu