<P> The 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, entered the Vietnam War in January, 1966 . During their five - year stay in Vietnam, the unit earned two valorous unit citations, and proved to be one of the last 25th Infantry Division units to return home . The regiment participated in Operation Junction City and fought during the Tet Offensive . The regiment finally returned to Hawaii in April, 1971 . </P> <P> On 10 June 1987, the 2nd Battalion was relieved from their assignment to the 25th Infantry Division, and assigned to the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Ord, California . During their tour at Fort Ord the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were deployed to Honduras in 1988 in support of "Operation Golden Pheasant" and in 1989 they were deployed to Panama in support of "Operation Just Cause ." On 15 September 1993, the battalion was inactivated and relieved from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division . </P> <P> The 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, was again activated on 31 August 1995, and this unit again carries its thirty battle streamers and twelve unit citations on its colors . The motto "Nec Aspera Terrent" translates to "Frightened by no Difficulties," as "Aspera" is Latin for "Work" or "Difficulty" and "Terrent" is Latin for "Fear," the same root as "Terror ." It is often stated as "No Fear on Earth ." </P> <P> The 4th Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, was active in the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (L) at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu in Hawaii during the late 1980s and early 1990s . Also assigned to the 3rd Brigade was the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment . Elements of 4th Battalion were deployed during Operation Desert Storm and served as guards for Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf during their deployment . They also participated in clearing operations in Kuwait and a security element for later peace talks . </P>

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