A tragic 'budgetary' cut for the Corp, to deactivate one of it's most senior & honored Regiments (I would be 'dismayed' if they did the same to my beloved Army 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY (2-14 INF) w/ a Brigade Combat Team @ Fort Polk, LA. 
Although I'm not a Marine, my two (2) brothers were in the Corps and served and fought with honor and distinction in Vietnam and I 'salute' the Corps because I'm proud of the Marines I've served with on Joint Operations (and in my later federal government career, I worked with two other colleagues / vets from this battalion), ...shoulder to shoulder in harms way.
Once a Marine...Always a Marine...Semper Fi...Oorah!
By Jonathan Drew
The Associated Press
Published: August 29, 2014
"RALEIGH, N.C. — Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in World War II and Vietnam earned the nickname the "Walking Dead."
Now the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, which also saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been deactivated during a ceremony Friday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The step comes as top U.S. military and political leaders are moving to trim the size of America's military after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marine Corps historians say the battalion appears to have gotten the nickname because of its high rate of casualties during the Vietnam War. But the unit also has a reputation for heroism that included Medal of Honor recipients at Guam and Iwo Jima during World War II and
two [MOH's] in Vietnam".
Read More: http://www.stripes.com/news/us/walking-dead-marine-battalion-to-be-deactivated-1.300556
“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem". President Ronald Reagan
Although I'm not a Marine, my two (2) brothers were in the Corps and served and fought with honor and distinction in Vietnam and I 'salute' the Corps because I'm proud of the Marines I've served with on Joint Operations (and in my later federal government career, I worked with two other colleagues / vets from this battalion), ...shoulder to shoulder in harms way.
Once a Marine...Always a Marine...Semper Fi...Oorah!
By Jonathan Drew
The Associated Press
Published: August 29, 2014
"RALEIGH, N.C. — Decades before the television show, a Marine Corps battalion decorated for extensive combat in World War II and Vietnam earned the nickname the "Walking Dead."
Now the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, which also saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been deactivated during a ceremony Friday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. The step comes as top U.S. military and political leaders are moving to trim the size of America's military after more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Marine Corps historians say the battalion appears to have gotten the nickname because of its high rate of casualties during the Vietnam War. But the unit also has a reputation for heroism that included Medal of Honor recipients at Guam and Iwo Jima during World War II and
two [MOH's] in Vietnam".
Read More: http://www.stripes.com/news/us/walking-dead-marine-battalion-to-be-deactivated-1.300556
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