1st Battalion 6th Marines Full Dress Blue East Uniform Patch

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1/6 Marines FDB East 20.1 Patch — Ready to Fight Since 1917

The Marines of 1/6 packed for FDB East 20.1 the same way they’ve packed for every deployment since World War I — ready to fight.

1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is one of the most battle-hardened infantry battalions in the Marine Corps, serving under the 6th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This FDB (Force Design Battalion) East 20.1 patch commemorates a specific deployment or exercise rotation as part of the Fleet Marine Force. 1/6 traces its lineage to World War I and has fought in every major conflict since, from Belleau Wood to the Pacific islands of World War II, through Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The battalion’s motto — “Ready to fight since 1917” — is not a boast but a historical fact.

Perfect For: 1/6 Marines veterans, 6th Marine Regiment alumni, Camp Lejeune infantry, FMF deployers, and Marine infantry history collectors.

Ready to fight since 1917 — and they mean it.

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