8th Infantry Regiment (United States)

8th Infantry RegimentCoat of armsActive1838 – presentCountry United StatesBranch United States ArmyTypeInfantryGarrison/HQFort Carson, ColoradoNicknameFighting EaglesMotto"Patriae Fidelitas" ("Loyalty to Country")EngagementsMexican WarAmerican Civil WarIndian WarsPhilippine InsurrectionMoro RebellionWorld War IWorld War IIVietnam WarIraq CampaignCommandersNotablecommanders Benjamin A. Poore Walter C. Short Fay W. Brabson George C. Marshall James Van Fleet InsigniaDistinctive unit insigniaMilitary unit U.S. Infantry Regiments Previous Next 7th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment The 8th Infantry Regiment of the United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles", is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. The 8th Infantry participated in the Mexican War, American Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, Moro Rebellion, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, and Iraq Campaign. Coat of arms Blazon Shield: Argent on a bend azure (heraldry), between (in sinister chief) a tomahawk Gules halved Sable and an arrow of the last barbed of the third in saltire and in dexter base an eagle's claw erased Proper, three roses of the field seeded of the third. Crest: On a wreath of the colo