14th Infantry Regiment (United States)

14th Infantry Regiment
14th Infantry Regiment
	Coat of arms
Active	1861–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Nickname(s)	"Golden Dragons" (special designation)
Motto(s)	Right of the Line
Engagements	American Civil War Peninsula; Manassas; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; The Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; ; Indian Wars; Spanish–American War; Boxer Rebellion; Philippine–American War; Pancho Villa Expedition; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; Somalia; Afghanistan Campaign; Iraq Campaign;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Paul Octave Hebert; John F. Reynolds; Charles Pomeroy Stone
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 14th Infantry Regiment ("Golden Dragons" ) is a United States Army light infantry regiment. It has served in the American Civil War, Boxer Rebellion, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Joint Guard, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Gothic Serpent, Operation New Dawn, Operation Resolute Support, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 14th Infantry Regiment did not take part in combat during World War I. It has also conducted peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in the Sinai Peninsula, Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

Only the 2nd Battalion of the 14th Infantry Regiment is currently active, assigned to 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York.

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