Operation Scotland II was a U.S. Marine Corps security operation that took place in northwest Quảng Trị Province from 15 April 1968 to 28 February 1969.
2/4 Marines offload from HMM-262 CH-46s near Lang Vei
Marine from 1/4 Marines distributes ammunition during an attack on Firebase Russell, 12 December 1968
1/4 Marines move to board a CH-46 at Vandegrift Combat Base
1st Battalion, 9th Marines
The 1st Battalion 9th Marines (1/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions. During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained an especially high casualty rate, such that it received the nickname "The Walking Dead".
1/9 Insignia
Vietnam-era battalion insignia
Marines with 1st Battalion
A team of infantry Marines with 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, patrols across a field during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, 21 February 2014.