In the fall of 2010 Marines from Camp Pendleton’s 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment deployed to Sangin. The battalion’s seven months in southwestern Afghanistan were the bloodiest of the war, ...

1st Lt. Robert M. Kelly, U.S. Marine Corps, was the son of White House chief of staff John Kelly. But as a Marine infantry officer, 1st Lt. Kelly would want us to remember the men who fought and died ...

LAGUNA HILLS — A plan to create a permanent monument for Camp Pendleton’s 3rd Battalion/5th Marines — a unit Laguna Hills adopted in 2008 — is moving forward. The battalion, known as Darkhorse, is ...

San Diegans gathered on Memorial Day on May 27 at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla to honor military service members for their sacrifices. The annual observance this year ...

The Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial is honoring U.S. Marines killed in the Battle of Sangin in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011. The Third Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, known as “Darkhorse,” ...

LAGUNA HILLS — Maj. Joe Patterson stood by his custom-designed motorcycle dedicated to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines — the Darkhorse Battalion. The bike’s fender and gas tank are covered with the names ...

CAMP PENDLETON — In the predawn chill of Saturday morning, Anna Plank of Huntington Beach was here to see her 21-year-old son, Marine Cpl. Jason Plank, begin the trip back to Iraq for his third tour ...