17th Psychological Operations Battalion, US Army

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17TH PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS BATTALION, US ARMY

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Per chevron reversed Argent and Sable a pile Silver Gray, in base a sunburst of seventeen environed by six lightning bolts radiating from nombril Or.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Vert, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts
Motto: Win with words.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18cm) in height overall consisting of a black disc bearing six gold lightning bolts radiating from center below three triangle sections radiating from center gray between white. Attached above a gold scroll inscribed "WIN WITH WORDS" in black letters.