The names of the 5th Marines who died in Vietnam are included on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C., but until now, their sacrifice has not been recognized with any memorial of its own.

The 5th Marines Vietnam War Memorial will be assembled at Camp San Mateo Memorial Garden and dedicated on Memorial Day (May 28) at Camp Pendleton.

U.S. Marine Corps Stephen Colwell, a Vietnam veteran with 5th Marine Regiment, speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a Vietnam War memorial at Marine Corps Base Camp ...

The name, rank and date of death of every Marine and sailor in 5th Marines and 2/4 will be etched in the rock. The Marines’ donation drive comes at an important time for those who fought in Vietnam.

Vietnam veteran Stephen Colwell walks through an empty area that he hope will be home to a new memorial for fellow Marines killed in Vietnam at Camp Pendleton, in May 2016.

The 5th Marine Regiment is recognized as the Marine Corps most decorated regiment. In May 1966, 5th Marines deployed to the Republic of South Vietnam and remained until April 1971.

The 5th Marine Regiment is known as the Fighting 5th and in Vietnam, they fought hard in unimaginable conditions. When the war was over, 2,706 Marines from the 5th and the Navy Corpsman that ...

They included the men of Capt. Michael Downs’ F Company, Capt. Charles Meadows’ G Company and Capt. George Christmas’ H Company of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines.

Hue, South Vietnam, February 1968: A wounded Marine lies bleeding in a vacant villa as a fellow Marine, also wounded, tries to tend to his wounds. Several Marines from D Company, 1st Battalion ...

It has become one of the most enduring photographs of the Vietnam War. ... 5th Marines, during Operation Hue City on Feb. 6, 1968. (National Archives/Office of the Secretary of Defense) ...

Somewhere near Dien Ban, South Vietnam, November 25, 1968: Pfc. Richard Villareal, left, and Lance Cpl. K.D. Johnson Jr. of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, relieved of their wet and ...

A Vietnam War veteran was so inspired by classic military movies he enlisted in the Marine Corps. ... he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He underwent extensive guerilla warfare ...