II MEF Videos

The Mameluke sword of 2nd Lt. Paul W. Smithson, a Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, who was killed in combat during a patrol Nov. 20, 1968, during the Vietnam War, was presented to the Smithson family at the Officer's Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 1, 2015. The sword was found by Staff Sgt. Jason Mabe, a motor transport maintenance chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, lying against a fence while he was on duty in 2013. The sword was presented back to Smithson's family by Mabe and the command of 2nd Radio Battalion after Mabe successfully identified the original owner and located the family. (U.S. Marine Corps video and photo by Cpl. Krista James and Cpl. Andy Orozco/Released)

The Mameluke sword of 2nd Lt. Paul W. Smithson, a Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, who was killed in combat during a patrol Nov. 20, 1968, during the Vietnam War, was presented to the Smithson family at the Officer's Club aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 1, 2015. The sword was found by Staff Sgt. Jason Mabe, a motor transport maintenance chief with 2nd Radio Battalion, lying against a fence while he was on duty in 2013. The sword was presented back to Smithson's family by Mabe and the command of 2nd Radio Battalion after Mabe successfully identified the original owner and located the family. (U.S. Marine Corps video and photo by Cpl. Krista James and Cpl. Andy Orozco/Released)

Marines, both past and present, and sailors with 2nd Marine Division gathered together and honored the units and battles fought by the 2nd Marine Division during a battle colors rededication ceremony to celebrate the unit's 74th birthday aboard Camp Lejeune, Jan. 30, 2015.