11K views · 240 reactions | This week in history: On July 13, 1914, the 5th Marine Regiment was established in Veracruz, Mexico. They then took part in 15 major engagements during World War I. In 1918, the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the French Fourragere for their heroic deeds of valor during World War I. On June 30, 2016, the 5th Marine Regiment celebrated the 98th Anniversary of receiving the award. | I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) | Facebook

WEARING A LEGACY Marines with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a ceremony honoring the legacy of the French fourragere award aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 22, 2016. The French fourragere is a military award given to units, as a whole for meritorious actions of conduct in action. The heroic acts of valor made the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments the only two units of the American Expeditionary Force to receive the fourragere. Marines display the award w