14th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 14th Infantry Regiment ("'Golden Dragons" ) is a United States Army light infantry regiment, known as the Golden Dragons. It has been active in every major conflict since its creation, except World War I, including the American Civil War, Boxer Rebellion, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Gothic Serpent, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
It has also conducted peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in the Sanai Peninsula, Guantánamo Bay Cuba, Bosnia and Kosovo.
Two battalions of the 14th Infantry Regiment are currently active:
- 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry is assigned to 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks Hawaii.
- 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry is assigned to 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York.
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“We had an inspection today of the brigade. The Twenty-third was pronounced the crack regiment in appearance, ... [but] I could see only six to ten in a company of the old men. They all smiled as I rode by. But as I passed away I couldn’t help dropping a few natural tears. I felt as I did when I saw them mustered in at Camp Chase.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)