comm un ist ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁provinces ▁of ▁P att ani , ▁Y ala ▁and ▁Nar ath iw at . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Th ai ▁Mar ines ▁have ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁Nar ath iw at ▁as ▁Force ▁Re con na issance ▁Battalion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁they ▁captured ▁the ▁commun ist ▁camp ▁at ▁Kr ung - Ch ing ▁in ▁N akh on ▁Si ▁Th am mar at ▁Province , ▁and ▁remaining ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Th ai ▁Mar ines ▁today ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁border ▁security ▁in ▁Ch anth ab uri ▁and ▁Tr at ▁provinces . ▁They ▁have ▁fought ▁commun ist ▁ins urg ents ▁in ▁engag ements ▁at ▁Ba an ▁Hard ▁Le k , ▁Ba an ▁Ko at ▁S ai , ▁Ba an ▁N h ong ▁K ok , ▁Ba an ▁Kr ado ok ▁Ch ang , ▁Ba an ▁Ch um r ark , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Hard ▁Don ▁N ai ▁in ▁N akh on ▁Ph an om ▁Province . ▁ ▁Many ▁Th ai ▁Mar ines ▁have ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁serving ▁their ▁country , ▁and ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁today , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁provinces ▁currently ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Th ailand ▁ins ur gency . ▁A ▁monument ▁to ▁their ▁valor ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Navy ▁base ▁at ▁S att ah ip . ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁Peace keep ing ▁Oper ations ▁▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁Ira q – K uw ait ▁Observ ation