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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Argent, on a low mount a magnolia tree in blossom Proper.<br> | |||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, Argent 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.<br> | |||
Motto: AnLI yamojmikma KAMASSA (Sincerity and Strength). | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, on a low mount a magnolia tree in blossom Proper. Attached below the shield a green scroll inscribed "AnLI yamojmikma KAMASSA" in silver. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The magnolia, the state tree of Mississippi, is representative of the state where the unit was originally headquartered. The Motto is in the Choctaw Indian language. It translates to mean "Sincerity and Strength." | |||
The arms were originally approved for the 348th Regiment Infantry on 26 January 1925. On 3 September 1999 the coat of arms was redesignated for the 348th Regiment. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved on 12 April 1993 for the 348th Regiment Infantry. It was redesignated for the 348th Regiment on 3 September 1999. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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