Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, US Army

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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 1ST BRIGADE, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Or, an oak wreath Proper, overall a dagger in pale point up, blade and guard of the first, hand grip Sable, surmounted by a diagonally placed square Azure bearing a phoenix Gules displayed fimbriated Or, between in chief a mullet of the like and radiating from base two lightning flashes pilewise of the last.
Crest: None.
Motto: Avdere est facere (To dare is to do).

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of an open gold oak wreath surmounted by a vertical dagger point up, black handgrip with a gold blade and hand guard surmounted by a diagonally placed blue square bearing in the middle a red phoenix displayed below a gold star and two lightning flashes radiating outward from base. Attached above by a black motto scroll inscribed "AVDERE EST FACERE" in gold.