28th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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28th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1901–1945 1950–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	1st Battalion at Fort Moore, Georgia
Nickname(s)	"Lions of Cantigny" (special designation)[1]
Motto(s)	Vincit amor patriae (Love of Country Conquers)
Engagements	Philippine–American War World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive World War II Battle for Brest Battle of Hürtgen Forest Vietnam War Battle of Ong Thanh Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Honorary Commander	Brigadier General (Ret.) James E. Shelton
Honorary CSM	Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) John Terry
Notable commanders	Mott Hooton Robert Lee Bullard Beaumont B. Buck Hanson Edward Ely Clarence R. Huebner Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr.
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812. The second was a reorganization and redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment on 1 October 1866 for the American Indian Wars. This incarnation of the 28th Infantry Regiment lasted until 15 March 1869, when it was consolidated back into the 19th Infantry Regiment. The third version of the 28th Infantry Regiment is the one that has the permanent designation and history, and is the one this article is about.