Abraham Lincoln High School (Denver) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, US Army

ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (DENVER) JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS, US ARMY

Location: Denver, Colorado.

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)

(Shoulder Loop Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: A shield-shaped device with horizontal scroll attached above the shield, the overall dimensions are 4 inches (10.16 cm) in height and 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) at its widest point; the shield divided vertically into two equal halves gray and blue, issuing from base on the gray portion of the shield a blue lance, and on the blue portion a gray lance, the shield edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border; on a gray horizontal scroll edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border, the inscription “LANCERS” in blue letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height.

Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield divided into a light blue sky and dark blue mountains in base, issuing from base diagonally on the viewer’s left a silver hand grasping a red enamel torch enflamed. Attached below the shield a blue enamel scroll inscribed “AD DISCENDUM DUCERE” in silver letters. (SLI is for Denver High Schools, now Denver School District.)

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 13 December 1972.

Shoulder Loop Insignia: The shoulder loop insignia was approved on 8 July 1975.

Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.