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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.gif|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.gif|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:New Hampshire State Area Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard1.gif|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:New Hampshire State Area Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard1.gif|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}crest.jpg|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}crest.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Crest) | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: | Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Blue and yellow are the colors of the state flag of New Hampshire. The nine stars represent New Hampshire as the ninth state to ratify the Constitution thereby making the Constitution effective. The bundle of five arrows, taken from the New Hampshire State Seal (1776), represents the five counties of New Hampshire bound together into a common state government. The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, New Hampshire National Guard on 7 March 1956. It was redesignated on 30 December 1983, for Headquarters, State Area Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The bundle of five arrows and the pine are from the seal adopted by the Colony of New Hampshire in 1776. The twists of the wreath are white and red as the State was colonized by the English. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units of the New Hampshire Army National Guard on 5 February 1971. The insignia was redesignated effective 30 December 1983, for Headquarters, State Area Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard. | |||
Crest: The bundle of five arrows and the pine are from the seal adopted by the Colony of New Hampshire in 1776. The crest for color bearing organizations of the State of New Hampshire was approved on 21 December 1923. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images and Information form The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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