2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (2/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "The Ready Battalion" or "2/6 Spartans", it consists of approximately 800 Marines and Sailors and falls under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
The mission of the battalion is to locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat.
Best Friends LCpl John "Budman" Edwards LCpl Steve "DH" Yeary Cpl Charles J. "Chuck" Villani LCpl Bob "Hymie Sloanstein" Sloan LCpl Anthony "Fish" Biondo Cpl Larry G. "El Gramos" Ramos LCpl Pete "Fatrando" Ferrando LCpl Anthony "Tony" Siembrzuch LCpl Ron "Buddy" Parks
Best Moment 01 June, 1982; Doing the sea bag drag across "K" Street from 3/6 to 2/6. I had come to 2nd MARDIV because I wanted to make the Med Cruise but 2/6 was already deployed in July 1981 when I reported to 6th Marines. So I was assigned to 3/6, with the understanding that I would cross deck to 2/6 for their next Med Cruise.....so, 01 June 1982 was that golden day!
Worst Moment 05 October, 1983: I EAS'd when the Career Planner couldn't get me any of the billets that I wanted for my re-enlistment and I was too frustrated to see that I could have just extended. We were on Air-Alert at the time, so, only eighteen days after I got home, the BLT 1/8 HQ in Beirut, Lebanon was bombed and H&S/2/6 was flown out to re-constitute as H&S/1/8 in Beirut. I was the most dejected man in the entire USA on that day because my buddies went back without me.....hindsight is 20-20!
Chain of Command 1st Lt. Peter Lloyd- COMMO GySgt T. J. McEvoy- COMM Chief SSgt William Hill- Radio Chief
Other Memories "Colonel Anderson's Death March"- Bad times! CAX November 1982- Fun times!
