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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per pale Or and Gules, in front of two machetes in saltire a flaming grenade all Proper.<br> | Shield:Per pale Or and Gules, in front of two machetes in saltire a flaming grenade all Proper.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard: | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, upon a closed book Gules with pages edged Or a paschal lamb couchant with staff and banner of San Juan (Gules a cross Argent) all Proper. <br> | ||
Motto: HASTA EL CABO (Up To The Hilt). | Motto:HASTA EL CABO (Up To The Hilt). | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Or and Gules, in front of two machetes in saltire a flaming grenade all Proper. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “HASTA EL CABO” in Red letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per pale Or and Gules, in front of two machetes in saltire a flaming grenade all Proper. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “HASTA EL CABO” in Red letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 13 August 2024
162ND FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, PUERTO RICO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Official blazon
Shield:Per pale Or and Gules, in front of two machetes in saltire a flaming grenade all Proper.
Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, upon a closed book Gules with pages edged Or a paschal lamb couchant with staff and banner of San Juan (Gules a cross Argent) all Proper.
Motto:HASTA EL CABO (Up To The Hilt).
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description:A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per pale Or and Gules, in front of two machetes in saltire a flaming grenade all Proper. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “HASTA EL CABO” in Red letters.
Origin/meaning
The machetes carried by this organization, as an additional weapon, throughout World War II is closely associated with the military history of the country. The flaming grenade, traditional insignia of the Spanish Artillery, was used by the “milicias disciplinades” in Puerto Rico in 1763, which organization was a prototype of the present Artillery organization.
The arms were originally approved for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 19 October 1951. It was redesignated for the 162d Artillery Regiment on 14 June 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 28 August 1972. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 19 October 1951. It was redesignated for the 162d Artillery Regiment on 14 June 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 162d Field Artillery Regiment on 28 August 1972.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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