3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard)

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United States Army unit ceremonial unit infantry regiment

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," is the U.S. Army’s oldest active-duty infantry unit and serves as the Army’s official ceremonial unit, conducting high-profile military funerals, ceremonies, and honor guard duties in the nation’s capital.

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Label Occurrences
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) canonical 8
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" 1
The Old Guard (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army unit ⓘ
ceremonial unit ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
battleHonors American Civil War ⓘ
United States–Native American wars ⓘ
surface form: Indian Wars

Iraq War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

War of 1812 ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
ceremonialArea Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: National Capital Region

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
ceremonialFunction render military honors to fallen service members ⓘ
represent the U.S. Army at official public ceremonies ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded 1784 ⓘ
designation official ceremonial unit of the U.S. Army ⓘ
duty provide casket teams and firing parties for funerals ⓘ
provide color guards for official events ⓘ
garrison Fort McNair ⓘ
surface form: Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

Fort Myer, Virginia ⓘ
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall ⓘ
higherCommand United States Army Military District of Washington ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army Military District of Washington
is oldest active-duty infantry unit in the U.S. Army ⓘ
motto Noli Me Tangere ⓘ
nickname The Old Guard ⓘ
notableLocationOfOperations Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
partOf United States Army Military District of Washington ⓘ
surface form: Military District of Washington
peacetimeRole conduct arrival ceremonies for visiting heads of state ⓘ
conduct state funerals ⓘ
support military tattoos and public demonstrations ⓘ
primaryMission conduct ceremonies and official events in the National Capital Region ⓘ
conduct military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
provide honor guards for the President and other dignitaries ⓘ
responsibility Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard duty ⓘ
role ceremonial unit ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
subUnit Caisson Platoon ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief’s Guard (Company A, 4th Battalion) ⓘ
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps ⓘ
Sentinels ⓘ
surface form: Sentinels of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

United States Army Drill Team ⓘ
translationOfMotto Touch Me Not ⓘ
type active duty unit ⓘ
uniformSpecialty colonial-style uniforms for Fife and Drum Corps ⓘ

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

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier → guardedBy → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
Tomb Guard → parentUnit → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard"
Crypt of the Unknown from the Vietnam War → guardedBy → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
United States Army Military District of Washington → oversees → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
The Old Guard → hasSubUnit → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomb Guard Platoon (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard)
Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall → hostsUnit → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
Fort Myer, Virginia → garrisonFor → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Old Guard (3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment)
Commander-in-Chief’s Guard (Company A, 4th Battalion) → partOf → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps → parentUnit → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
United States Army Drill Team → partOf → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ
Tomb Guard Identification Badge → unitAssociatedWith → 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ