. . . . "3rd Battalion, 9th Marines" . "3rd Battalion" . . . . . "Locate, close with and destroy the enemy with fire and maneuver, and repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat" . "3rd Battalion, 9th Marines" . . . . . . "1917" . "\\\"Death in the Dark\\\" (Vietnam Era), \\\"Striking 3/9\\\" (Post-Vietnam Era)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1994" . .