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21ST CAVALRY BRIGADE, US ARMY
 (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: On a shield divided bend sinisterwise red and white with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) black border, 3 3/8 inches (8.57cm) in height and 2 3/8 inches (6.03cm) in width overall, a yellow eagle in flight.
Distinctive Unit Insignia: Description: A gold color metal and enamel device, 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield divided bendwise blue and red and bearing a gold saber detailed black between a gold eagle and a white star; attached below the shield is a black scroll inscribed ‘IMPETUM PERSEQUI" in gold.
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The eagle in flight refers to the unit’s heritage as the Combat Aviation Training Brigade and the Apache Training Brigade. Red and white are the colors designated for cavalry units.
distinctive Unit Insignia: Red and white are the colors traditionally used by Cavalry units. Gold is for excellence; blue represents the sky and the unit’s theater of operations. The star, for Texas, denotes the unit’s location while the eagle underscores their mission.
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was authorized on 11 April 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was authorized on 17 June 1997.
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