 The 4th Marines were sent to Korea on 23 August 1953 to defend South Korea in the event hostilities resumed and returned to the Japan on 27 July 1954.Although they saw no combat, the 4th Marines are entitled to fly the Korean Service streamer from their regimental colors.When the 3rd Marine Division relocated to Okinawa in 1955, the 4th Marines moved to Kaneohe, Hawaii where they remained until being deployed to Vietnam in 1955.