The 2nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army that has served for more than two hundred years. It was constituted on 12 April 1808 as the 6th Infantry and consolidated wi
Men of the 2nd Infantry Regiment near Diekirch, Luxembourg, 21 January 1945
Members of 2nd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion (Mech), 2nd Infantry Regiment, read their mail and newspapers south of Lai Khe. 8 January 1968
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade signal each other during roadside clearance near FOB Kalsu, Iraq on Dec. 29, 2008
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division scan their sectors from a rooftop vantage point in Arezo village, Afghanistan. 31 October 2011
David Gregory Bellavia is a former United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star Medal,
2nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
…Lai Khe, Republic of Vietnam on 8 December 1968. Sergeant Garcia was originally awarded a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions. Staff Sergeant David Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor on 25 June 2019 for his actions in support of Operation Phantom Fury on 10 November 2004 while serving as a squad leader…
Official portrait of Staff Sergeant Bellavia in 2019
Bellavia receives the Medal of Honor from U.S. President Trump