USMC 2nd Battalion 9th Marines Hell in a Helmet Patch — Embroidered Patch
Hell in a Helmet — 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
The nickname says it all. "Hell in a Helmet" isn't a boast — it's a warning. 2/9 earned that name in the jungles and rice paddies of the Pacific and Vietnam, and every Marine who wore the 2/9 patch carried a reputation that preceded them into every fight.
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines was activated on 20 November 1917 at Quantico, Virginia. During World War II, 2/9 fought through Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima as part of the 3rd Marine Division, earning its "Hell in a Helmet" reputation in blood. Captain Louis H. Wilson earned the Medal of Honor on Guam while serving with 2/9, and would later become the 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps. In Vietnam, 2/9 defended Khe Sanh and fought across I Corps in some of the war's most intense combat. The battalion participated in Desert Storm and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia before being deactivated in 1994. Reactivated in 2007 to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2/9 deployed to Marjah, Afghanistan, where Corporal Kyle Carpenter earned the Medal of Honor by jumping on a grenade to save a fellow Marine. The battalion was deactivated again on 1 April 2015 — but "Hell in a Helmet" never dies.
Perfect For:
2/9 Marines past and present, 9th Marines regiment veterans, Khe Sanh and Iwo Jima veterans, Kyle Carpenter admirers, 3rd MARDIV and 2nd MARDIV veterans, and anyone who carries hell in their helmet.
Hell in a Helmet — 2/9 fights until the colors are cased.
