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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:firesbndui.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning flash Argent saltirewise; a brodure of the second.<br> | |||
Crest: None.<br> | |||
Motto: Celox et accuratus (Fast and Accurate). | |||
Distinctive unit insignia, description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consting of a shield blazoned as follows: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning fleash Argent saltirewise; a brodure of the second. Attached below the device a Black motto scroll inscribed "CELOX ET ACCURATUS" in Gold letters with a Gold mullet at each end of the scroll. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
{{ | The Artillery Branch is represented by the Red Field and the Cannon Barrel. The Lightning Flash symbolise speed and responsiveness to mission requirements. | ||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 13 May 2008. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2008]] |