UNITED STATES ARMY 1ST BATTALION 9TH REGIMENT MANCHU
KEEP UP THE FIRE CHALLENGE COIN

SAN JUAN PHILIPPINES TIEN-TSIN PANAMA MEUSE-ARGONNE
NORMANDY PUSAN ENGRAVED USMC GENERAL AYRES

Third photo of USMC Lieutenant General Ayres, see bottom of photo.
Third photo is for reference only, not included in auction.

The coin measures 1 and 5/8 inches across.

CONDITION
Normal wear comes mainly from age, may have faint to minor scratch
and/or scuff see photos.

Photos shown are of actual item in this listing.
The Challenge Coin in this listing is an Original, not a reproduction.

This Challenge Coin comes from 3 Star Marine Corps General Ayres.
He volunteered for Vietnam in August of 1966 and served one tour in Vietnam.
After returning home from Vietnam, Mr. Ayres stayed in the United States
Marine Corps for 36 years and was stationed in Hawaii, Guam, Japan and
South Korea. Thank you General Ayres for your service to our Country !

9TH REGIMENT HISTORY
The lineage of the current regiment begins with the 1855 organization of
the 9th Infantry Regiment, which was dispatched to the Pacific Northwest,
where it served in the American Indian Wars. The regiment remained in
the west during the American Civil War, garrisoning posts near San Francisco.
After the end of the American Civil War the regiment continued its service
through the final Indian Wars, then fought at the Battle of San Juan Hill during
the Spanish–American War. During the Boxer Rebellion, the 9th Infantry was
sent to China, where it earned the nickname Manchu. After the end of the
rebellion the regiment saw duty in the Philippine–American War.

In 1917 the regiment became part of the 2nd Infantry Division, with which
it served during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Reorganized
as a parent regiment during the late 1950s as the United States Army adapted
its organization to the Cold War, its 4th Battalion served with the 25th Infantry
Division in the Vietnam War. The 9th's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions served in
the 1989–1990 United States invasion of Panama, Operation Just Cause, with
the 7th Infantry Division (Light). Its 1st and 4th Battalions fought in the Iraq War;
the 4th Battalion is, as of February 2018, the only remaining active battalion of
the regiment, stationed at Fort Carson with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division.

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CHALLENGE COIN COLLECTION

ROK/US COMBINED FORCES COMMAND FREEDOMS FRONTIER 1
GEN JUNG. YOUNG MOO DCINC CFC CDR GCC PRESERVERS OF PEACE

1ST BATTALION, 9TH REGIMENT MANCHU KEEP UP THE FIRE 2
SAN JUAN PHILIPPINES TIEN-TSIN PANAMA MEUSE-ARGONNE
NORMANDY PUSAN ENGRAVED GENERAL AYRES

PAN MUN JOM 234 UNCSB-JSA CAMP BONIFAS 3

CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF REPUBLIC OF KOREA 4
CHAIRMAN JCS ROK

ROK/US COMBINED FORCES COMMAND 20TH ANNIVERSARY 1978-1998 5
CINC GEN JOHN H. TILELLI, JR. DCINC GEN JUNG YOUNG MOO

REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY GEN KIM DONG SHIN CHIEF OF STAFF 6

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 7
PRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

NINTH INFANTRY MANCHU KEEP UP THE FIRE 8
SAN JUAN PHILIPPINES TIEN-TSIN PANAMA MEUSE-ARGONNE
NORMANDY PUSAN NOT ENGRAVED

U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 1798 USPHS COMMISSIONED CORPS 1889 9

PRESENT BY GEN JOHN H. TILELLI JR. COMMANDER IN CHIEF UNC CFC USFK 10

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOREAN WAR 11
COMMEMORATION 1950-1953 2000-2003 KOREAN WAR FREEDOM IS NOT FREE

U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES SEOUL KOREA 1775 1998 12
223RD ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER 14, 1998

USMC 1ST BATTALION 6TH MARINES 13
WORLD WAR I AISNE AISNE-MARNE ST MIHIEL MEUSE-ARGONNE TOULON TROYON
CHATEAU-THIERRY MARABACHE LIMEY WORLD WAR II GAUDAL CANAL SOUTHERN SOLOMONS
TARAWA SAIPAN TINIAN OKINAWA CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
OPERATION DESERT STORM SEMPER FIDELIS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 14
ICE EST. 2003 DETENTION & REMOVAL OPERATIONS BUFFALO FIELD OFFICE

UNITED STATES SECOND FLEET 15
PRESENTED BY COMMANDER SECOND FLEET THREE STAR

IDF GROUND FORCES 16
JERUSALEM CITY OF PEACE JERUSALEM VILLE DE LA PAIX

UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 17
ARMY MARINES NAVY AIR FORCE COAST GUARD
PRESENTED BY THE COMMANDER FOR EXCELLENCE FOUR STAR

MILITARY POLICE CORPS ASSIST PROTECT DEFEND OF THE TROOPS FOR THE TROOPS 18
716TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION LEX ET ORDO

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 19
TRAINING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT EST. 1985 U.S. MARINES TRUE SEMPER FIDELIS

UTAS WARFIGHTER INTELLIGENCE TEAM ENGINEERING 20
HARD TARGET RESEARCH & ANALYSIS CENTER HTRAC ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA

175TH FINANCE COMMAND COIN OF EXCELLENCE 21
YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO WAR WITHOUT US

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS 22
ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD PRESENTED TO RAYMOND P. AYRES JR
COMMANDER ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD

DISNEYLAND FRONTIERLAND NEW ORLEANS SQUARE ADVENTURELAND 23
TOMORROWLAND FANTASYLAND

UNITED STATES JOINT FORCES COMMAND USJFCOM 24
JOINT PROVIDER INTEGRATOR AND TRAINER

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 25
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TINA W. JONAS

2D INFANTRY DIVISION SECOND TO NONE 26
WARRIOR SPIRIT ON FREEDOM'S FRONTIER BG AYRES

SENIOR MEMBER UNITED NATIONS COMMAND MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION 27
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF ROK US CFC CHIEF OF STAFF GCC
MG AHN KWANG CHAN REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARMY

20TH SUPPORT COMMAND CBRNE LIBERTATEM DEFENDIMUS 28
CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES
PRESENTED BY THE COMMAND TEAM FOR EXCELLENCE

MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 29
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR MARINES

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 30
ISLAND WARRIORS SECOND BATTALION FORTES FORTUNA JUVAT THIRD MARINES

COMMANDER'S COIN FOR EXCELLENCE UNC CFC USFK 31
WE GO TOGETHER PRESENTED BY GEN WALTER L. SHARP COMMANDER
UNC CFC USFK KATCHI KAPSHIDA

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SEMPER FIDELIS 32
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS DEDICATED 10 NOVEMBER 2006

UNITED STATES NAVY 33
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION WORLD'S OLDEST COMMISSIONED WARSHIP OCTOBER 21 1797

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SEMPER FIDELIS 34
BEAUFORT S.C. MC AS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY THIS WE'LL DEFEND 1775 35
CHIEF OF STAFF U.S. ARMY PRESENTED BY GORDON R. SULLIVAN

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS THIRD MARINE DIVISION FIDELITY HONOR VALOR 36

CINCLANTFLT MARFORLANT 2001 SURGEON'S CONFERENCE U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES ATLANTIC 37
COMMANDER IN CHIEF U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET

20TH SUPPORT COMMAND CBRNE JOINT TASK FORCE ELIMINATION INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 38
PRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF 62/J2 ALWAYS OUT FRONT!

20TH SUPPORT COMMAND CBRNE CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 39
RADIOLOGICAL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES LIBERTY WE DEFEND

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 40
USSTRATCOM CENTER FOR COMBATING WMD

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS OLDEST PROUDEST FOURTH MARINES 41

73RD TANK REGIMENT JAPAN GROUND SELF DEFENSE FORCE 42
HQ H/SCO 1TKCO 2TKCO 3TKCO 4TKCO 5TKCO 1956 1974 1981 1990

7TH ARMORED DIVISION JAPAN GROUND SELF DEFENSE FORCE 43
SAPPORO ENIWA CHITOSE SHIZUNAI IN COMMEMORATION OF SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP
111 7A 7AA 7LOGS 7EBN 7SIGBN 7RCN 7AVN 7BAND 7DHU 7DHQ 71TK 72TK 73TK

ARMADA DE CHILE B.E. ESMERALDA 44

U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES SEOUL KOREA 1775 1997 45
222ND ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER 15, 1997

SOUTH KOREA MARINE CORPS 1949-1999 CHALLENGE COIN AND LETTER OPENER 46

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BICENTENNIAL 1975 47
BIRTH OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS 10 NOVEMBER 1775

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF ROK GEN KIM DONG JIN CHAIRMAN JCS 48

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT 1775-2002 49
3D MARINE DIVISION OKINAWA JAPAN III MEF MCB 1ST MAW 3D FSSG
227TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
CAMP FUJI  LE SHIMA JWTC SCHWAB HANSEN COURTNEY MCAS FUTENMA
LESTER FOSTER KINSER

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 222 YEARS 1775 1997 50
OKINAWA JAPAN III MEF MC BASE 1ST MAW 3D FSSG 3D MARDIV
LE SHIMA NTA SCHWAB  HANSEN COURTNEY FOSTER FUTENMA KINSER

THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY 51

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY LETTER OPENER 52
223RD U.S. NAVY BIRTHDAY 1998
COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL FORCES SEOUL KOREA
HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT

JOINT TASK FORCE ELIMINATION 53

JOINT ELIMINATION COORDINATION ELEMENT 54

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