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Walking Dead Marines

The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 8 months AGO
by The Associated Press
| August 29, 2014 9:20 PM

In this July 3, 1968 file photo, Marines of the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment ride on a lightweight tank-like vehicle carrying four 106mm recoilless rifles near Khe Sanh in Vietnam. The Marine Corps is holding a deactivation ceremony on Friday for the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, a battalion nicknamed the “Walking Dead.” (AP Photo/Stone)

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