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Location: Columbia, Maryland. | |||
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| ( | |Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: Centered on a green oval with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width overall, a white oval bearing a green silhouetted representation of the Daniel French statue of the Minuteman within the inscription “ATHOLTON” above and “HIGH SCHOOL” below in white letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height. | ||
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Vert, on a bend Argent bearing a flintlock Proper between a tri-cornered hat and powder horn and a plow, all Argent and attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed “ATHOLTON” in Black letters. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Green and white are the school colors; the Minuteman is the school mascot. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia: Green and white (silver) are the school colors. The plow is representative of the long history and tradition of agriculture in the community. The flintlock, tri-cornered hat and powder horn signify the military readiness of the unit. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 20 September 1985. The Shoulder Loop Insignia was approved on 31 March 1986. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
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[[Category:Granted 1986]] |