17th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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17th Infantry Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1861–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Fort Bliss
Nickname(s)	"The Buffalos"
Motto(s)	Truth and Courage
Engagements	American Civil War Spanish–American War World War II Korean War Vietnam War Panama Iraq Afghanistan
Commanders
Notable commanders	William Wilson Quinn Clement A. Trott James Durrell Greene
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 17th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment. An earlier regiment designated the 17th Infantry Regiment was organized on 11 January 1812, but it was consolidated with four other regiments as the 3rd Infantry in the post-war reorganization of the army following the War of 1812, due to the shattering losses it sustained at the River Raisin. The current 17th Infantry was constituted as the 17th Regiment of Infantry on 3 May 1861.