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Welcome to 11th Marine Expeditionary Merchandise
Below this text are Marine Corps caps, Marine Corps cups, Marine Corps shirts, and other imprinted Marine Corps merchandise for Marines, veterans, families, friends, and supporters of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is a component of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, commanded by a Marine Corps Brigadier General. His flotilla consists of flagship USS BELLEAU WOOD, two additional amphibious transport ships, a cruiser, two destroyers, a fast-attack submarine, and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, commanded by a Marine Corps Colonel.
On Dec. 15, 2003, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit received operational command of its major subordinate elements: Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines; Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166; and Marine Expeditionary Service Support Group 11.
ESG-3 will deploy in 2004 in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The occasion marks the first time in recent Navy history that a Marine will be in charge of a flotilla.
USS BELLEAU WOOD is an LHA-1 TARAWA class amphibious ship. The primary function of LHA-1 TARAWA class ships is to land and sustain United States Marines on any shore during hostilities. The ships serve as the centerpiece of a multi-ship Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). Some 3,000 Sailors and Marines contribute to a forward-deployed ARG composed of approximately 5,000 personnel.
Nearly three football fields in length and 20 stories high, the two-acre flight deck, 18,519 square-foot hangar deck, and 250-foot well deck enable an embarked landing force to accomplish its mission around the globe.
The ships are designed to get a balanced force to the same place at the same time. One LHA can carry a complete Marine battalion, along with the supplies and equipment needed in an assault, and land them ashore by either helicopter or amphibious craft.
These ships have the general profile of an aircraft carrier, with superstructure to starboard, flight deck with nine landing spots, and helicopter elevators. They can support a 35-aircraft complement. Their full length flight deck can handle ten helicopters simultaneously.
The grey margin to the left of this text contains a link to USS BELLEAU WOOD Merchandise for Navy crew members or Marines afloat on the USS BELLEA WOOD.
The name USS BELLEAU WOOD commemorates a Marine Corps victory in World War I.
When German General Ludendorff launched his Chemin des Dames offensive against the Allied Northern Front on 27 May 1918, the Fourth Brigade, American Expeditionary Forces, with other Allied units, was ordered to move up from training areas. At 4:00 AM on 30 May, Marines climbed into trucks and headed north. The caravan took a road that skirted Paris.
The Americans were placed astride the strategic Paris-Metz highway. Fragments of the Allied armies began retreating along the highway, and a senior French officer advised the Marines to join them.
A Marine officer replied: "Retreat hell. We just got here."
To the left of the Marines was Bois de Belleau, three square miles of rocks, wood, and 1,200 elite soldiers from the 461st Imperial German Infantry. On 4 and 5 June, Marines held their positions along the highway. On 6 June, the Fifth Marines counterattacked against the woods and Hill 142. By evening, the edge of Belleau Wood and Hill 142 were taken at the expense of over 1,000 casualties.
For four days, Marines hammered their way through the woods. On the 13th, the Germans counterattacked. The entrenched Marines started to drop the enemy at 400 yards with concentrated rifle fire. After the attack waned, the lines did not change until the 24th, when Marines began mopping up the area. On 26 June, they proudly announced that "the Woods are now United States Marine Corps entirely." At the end of the battle, the Marine brigade had suffered 55 percent casualties, 1,062 killed and 3,615 wounded.
The action stopped the last major offensive of the war by the Germans. In doing so, it drew the Corps the respect and admiration of our allies and our country. The 4th Brigade was awarded a French Citation, and the wood was officially renamed Bois de la Brigade Marine.
German soldiers later referred to the U.S. Marines, respectfully, as "Teufelshunde" - Devil Dogs - because of their fierceness in battle.
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1. If you see a coffee mug, coffee cup, stein, or travel mug with a handle right of the image, we can put the handle left of the image.
2. If you do not want the coffee mug, we can load the smaller, less expensive coffee cup, the travel mug, or the stein.
3. We can put an image from one product on a different product.
4. We can add or delete an image on the back of a shirt.
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Please notice the links in the grey left margin for other options. The links are alphabetized. There is a link to the USS BELLEAU WOOD.
