True to their Motto

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When he joined recon, Sustaita became part of Delta Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion’s motto, “Celer, Silens, Mortalis” is Latin for “Swift, Silent, Deadly.”

This file appears in: Manuel "Manny" Sustaita

By Maria Petrolia
Manuel "Manny" Sustaita was a Vietnam veteran, civil activist, and the founder of Waco Citizens for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Though an insurance salesman by trade, he spent most of his life…