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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a black rectangle arced at the top and bottom a white chevron issuing from base interlaced by a gold eagle with a white head, detailed black; attached above and below the rectangle two black scrolls inscribed “ATHENS” above and “EAGLES” below in gold letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height and all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) gold border, the overall dimensions 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Sable, a saltire between an open book, a lyre surmounted by a palette, five annulets conjoined fesswise, and a scroll surmounted by a quill all Or; attached below the shield a Black scroll doubled White, inscribed “ATHENS” in Gold letters. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia:The school colors are old gold, black and white. The chevron symbolizes strength and alludes to the letter “A” and the school name. The eagle is the school mascot. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia: The school colors are gold, black and white. The design is an adaptation of the school’s coat of arms. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Shoulder Loop Insignia was both approved on 6 August 1985. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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