18th Infantry Regiment (United States)
| 18th Infantry Regiment | |
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Coat of arms
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| Active | 1861–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Mechanized infantry |
| Garrison/HQ |
1–18: Fort Riley, Kansas 2–18: Baumholder, Germany |
| Nickname(s) | "Vanguards" (special designation) |
| Motto(s) | Till' The Last Round!" |
| Engagements |
American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Henry B. Carrington Thomas H. Ruger Captain William J. Fetterman Henry W. Wessells Ulysses G. McAlexander |
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| U.S. Infantry Regiments | |
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| 17th Infantry Regiment | 19th Infantry Regiment |
1–18: Fort Riley, Kansas
American Civil War
Indian Wars
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Iraq War
The 18th Infantry Regiment ("Vanguards") is an Army Infantry regiment. The 18th Infantry Regiment currently exists with one active battalion under the U.S. Army Regimental System and has no regimental headquarters.
Perryville, KY; Stones River, TN; Chickamauga, GA; Chattanooga, TN; Campaign for Atlanta.
December 1990, Elements of 3-18, and 4-18 Brigade deployed from NATO in Europe to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Operations Desert Shield, engaging into Iraq and Kuwait for Desert Storm and Provide Comfort. Units deactivated shortly after Jun 1991.
Lieutenant-Colonel , commander of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment in Tikrit, paid $US500 to a driver to get his car repaired; paid "benevolent" money to the family of a victim of violence; paid people to clean streets; bought soccer kits for a team and repaired a swimming pool. Other officers have given money to ice-cream vendors, chicken farmers and hardware suppliers to get their businesses going. "I'm trying to give them something to do rather than take shots at someone," said Colonel Sinclair, who said he gets $US50,000 every three or four weeks to distribute. "It's not bribery. It's priming the pump. And it works well." The cash incentive scheme comes as some top officers are questioning whether the practice of keeping their troops highly visible in Iraq is doing more harm than good.
On 9 May 2010, a detachment from the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment represented the United States in Russia's Victory Day parade across Red Square. They were joined by British, French, and Polish troops as well as detachments from the CIS member states. Labeled by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as the "Anti-Hitler Coalition," it marked the first time in history that American and NATO troops joined the Russian Military in the 9 May parade.
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