3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)

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United States Army regiment infantry regiment

The 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States), known as "The Old Guard," is the U.S. Army’s oldest active-duty infantry regiment and serves as the Army’s official ceremonial unit, conducting high-profile ceremonies and memorial duties in the Washington, D.C. area.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) canonical	3
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
activeFrom	1784 ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
branch	Infantry Branch ⓘ surface form: United States Army Infantry Branch
colors	infantry blue ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	conducts over 20 funerals per day at Arlington National Cemetery in peak periods ⓘ continuous active service since 1784 ⓘ oldest active-duty infantry regiment in the U.S. Army ⓘ performs 24-hour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ
engagement	American Civil War ⓘ United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Indian Wars Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan War of 1812 ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
garrison	Fort McNair ⓘ surface form: Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Fort Myer, Virginia ⓘ Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall ⓘ
hasSubUnit	Caisson Platoon ⓘ Commander-in-Chief’s Guard ⓘ Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps ⓘ surface form: Fife and Drum Corps Caisson Platoon ⓘ surface form: Tomb Guard Platoon United States Army Drill Team ⓘ
locationOfOperations	National Capital Region ⓘ Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
motto	Noli Me Tangere ⓘ
nickname	The Old Guard ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
primaryFunction	ceremonial duties ⓘ memorial affairs ⓘ security operations in the National Capital Region ⓘ
responsibleFor	U.S. military ceremonial regulations ⓘ surface form: Armed Forces Full Honor Funerals Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard duty ⓘ ceremonial wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ military ceremonies at the Pentagon ⓘ military ceremonies in the Washington, D.C. area ⓘ military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ military honor cordons for visiting dignitaries ⓘ presidential inauguration support ⓘ special military events at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ standard honors funerals ⓘ state arrival ceremonies at the White House ⓘ
role	official ceremonial unit of the United States Army ⓘ
translationOfMotto	Touch Me Not ⓘ
type	light infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tomb Guard → partOf → 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ

The Old Guard → officialName → 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment

Touch Me Not → usedBy → 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ

Touch Me Not → mottoOf → 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ

Caisson Platoon → partOf → 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment