US Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines clear a building in Fallujah, Iraq , 2007 | Hell on Earth

Life expectancy for a machine gunner in Vietnam was 2.8 seconds. U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Private First Class Charles Armitage learned that all too well in January 1969 serving as an M60 machine gunner while attached to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. Listen to Charles tell his story of how a medical corpsman sealed his fate with a toe tag and a status of “killed in action” as we commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day in another episode of “Stories of Valor.” | U.S. Department of Ve

Day or Night Marines Take Flight Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, take part in the Desert Hawk jump package in Parker, Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Jacob Hancock) | U.S. Marine Corps

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment participate in a training exercise involving air and ground Marines working together to deliver combined-arms fire support. The Fire Support Coordination Exercise (FSCEX) was held at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. (@IIIMEF video by Cpl. Eric Tso) | U.S. Marine Corps