114th Aviation Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard

114TH AVIATION REGIMENT, ARKANSAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Paly of seven Gules and Argent, on a pile enhanced Azure a bald eagle's head erased Proper.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard: From a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure one in upper point and thre in lower within a bordure of the last bearing twenty-five mullets of the second.
Motto: Eagles of Liberty.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Paly of seven Gules and Argent, on a pile enhanced Azure an eagle's head erased of the second. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll doubled and inscribed "EAGLES OF LIBERTY" in Silver.

Origin/meaning

Ultramarine blue is the primary color associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The white and red stripes symbolize respectively, purity of purpose and blood shed in defense of liberty. The pile pointing downwards alludes to the unit's mission: To attack and destroy enemy troops and armor from the sky. The eagle embodies swift flight, strength and courage. Our National bird, National colors and motto underscore the unit's mission on behalf of our constitutional freedom: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

The Coat of Arms was approved effective 1 October 1987. It was amended to correct the blazon of the crest on 23 October 2002. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved effective 1 October 1987.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.

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