1st Reconnaissance Battalion
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The 1st Reconnaissance Battalion is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of
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1st Reconnaissance Battalion Sign, ca. 1967.
1st Recon Battalion in Afghanistan.
1st Recon preparing for an upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Pendleton, Calif, July 15, 2013
Brad Colbert
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Brad Colbert is a retired United States Marine, whose platoon's role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq was featured in a series of articles in Rolling Stone by Evan Wright. Wright was an embedded reporter
1st Reconnaissance Battalion
…Col Wheeler L. Baker, commander from 1983 to 1985 MSgt Brad Colbert, served during the Iraq War. Capt Nathaniel Fick, served during the Iraq War…
Colbert giving a speech in September 2012