3/24 Always Ready - Crew Tee Nature Here’s the background behind our

Here’s the background behind our platoon mantra of “Bring the Sawdust”

Delta Company

3rd Marines (1/3) are an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Nicknames "Lava Dogs" & "Chicha Jima Marines"

three sided bayonets and boarding axes to engage in close combat with the enemy

3/24 Always Ready - Crew Tee Nature Here’s the background behind our3rd Battalion, 24th Marines (3 24) was a reserve infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps. The battalion was first formed in 1943 for service in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, taking part in a number of significant battles including those at Saipan and Iwo Jima before being deactivated at the end of the war. In the early 1960s, the unit was reactivated as a reserve battalion. It was located throughout the Midwestern