- 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps; former US Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Raymond Kelly – NYPD Commissioner Charles C. Krulak – 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1999 Robert Leckie – author of Helmet for My Pillow Gen Peter Pace – former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. – son of General Lewis "Chesty" Puller and Pulitzer prize winning author Douglas Zembiec – The "Lion of Fallujah" Motto Get Results Uphold The Legacy Never Quit Spirited Ethos Mutual Trust Ownership Know Your Stuff Everyday Counts Towards Combat Effectiveness See also List of United States Marine Corps battalions Organization of the United States Marine Corps External links 2/1 Marines During Operation Hastings 2/1's invasion into Iraq (Umm Qasr and An Nasiriyah) greatly detailed in the book 15 Years of War. Notes References Bibliography External links 2/1's official website Vietnam Veterans of the 2nd BN 1st Marines Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps 1st Marine Division (United States)