After intense lobbying, the regiment secured support for its action against Coburn from a committee of five senior government ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
It has less seniority (168 years) than any other Scottish regiment, and many of its "Highlander" troops come from Glasgow or London.
The regiment's last major action, ironically, was as part of the United Nations peace-keeping force that was assigned to Lebanon in 1978.
Army ranger from Dudley dies during training jump in Georgia A 21-year-old Army ranger from Dudley died during a training exercise in Georgia Thursday, a spokesman for the 75th Ranger Regiment said. Rangers found Private First Class Christopher P. Dona unconscious on the ground with no pulse after jumping out of a C-17 aircraft at Fort Stewart, the straps from his parachute around his neck, said Lieutenant Colonel Brian DeSantis, a public affairs officer ...
June 16, 2013 - Boston Globe
State ____: Mountain State has many more official symbols State flag: Civil War origins The West Virginia flag has undergone several revisions since statehood 150 years ago. In January 1864, the Legislature approved a flag as a way to recognize the contributions of the Fourth Regiment...
June 16, 2013 - The Charleston Gazette
Tribute to the United States Colored Troops People gathered in Mount Hope Cemetery Saturday morning to pay tribute to the men who fought in the Civil War as part of a unique regiment.
June 15, 2013 - YNN Rochester