Infantry Branch (United States) Infantry branch branch insignia Active 14 June 1775 Country United States of America Branch United States Army Type Infantry Nickname Queen of Battle Motto Follow me Branch color Baby Blue Mascot LTC John F McKenna Engagements Revolutionary War Indian Wars War of 1812 Mexican–American War Utah War American Civil War Spanish-American War Philippine-American War Banana Wars Boxer Rebellion Border War World War I Russian Civil War World War II Korean War Operation Power Pack Vietnam War Operation Eagle Claw Invasion of Grenada Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War The Infantry Branch is a branch of the United States Army first established in 1775. HistoryEdit Ten companies of riflemen were authorized by a resolution of the Continental Congress on 14 June 1775. However, the oldest Regular Army infantry regiment, the 3rd Infantry Regiment, was constituted on 3 June 1784, as the First American Regiment Organization Branch insignia Current configuration The Infantrymans CreedEdit Infantrymans Creed I am the Infantry. I am my countrys strength in war. Her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight... wherever, whenever. I carry Americas faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be... the best trained soldier in the world. In the race for victory I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I betray my countrys trust. Always I fight on... through the foe, to the objective, to triumph over all, If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, for I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not... my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME! - Ghost
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