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| | |Shield: Or, on a chevron enhanced Azure (Cobalt Blue) three benzene rings of the first above a gunstone charged with a mullet throughout Yellow.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:on a wreath of the colors Or and Azure the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The Statue of the Lexington Minute Man , Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington. Massachusetts.<br> | |||
Motto: Provide the way. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A gold color metal an enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a black disc bearing a gold star throughout with three upright elongated blue hexagons edged in gold, all conjoined with their lower points atop the upper three points of the star, all above a scroll bearing the inscription "PROVIDE THE WAY" in black. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Cobalt Blue and Golden Yellow, are the Colours used for Chemical Units. The disc represents the military smoke generator symbol, the black simulating smoke. The Disc also represents a Wheel, symbolising the Mobile aspects of the Battalion. The Star symbolises Command and the Benzene Rings are Chemical Symbols. | Cobalt Blue and Golden Yellow, are the Colours used for Chemical Units. The disc represents the military smoke generator symbol, the black simulating smoke. The Disc also represents a Wheel, symbolising the Mobile aspects of the Battalion. The Star symbolises Command and the Benzene Rings are Chemical Symbols. | ||
The | The arms were approved on 1 May 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 4 March 1968. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
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| English | Shield: Or, on a chevron enhanced Azure (Cobalt Blue) three benzene rings of the first above a gunstone charged with a mullet throughout Yellow. Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:on a wreath of the colors Or and Azure the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The Statue of the Lexington Minute Man , Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington. Massachusetts. Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A gold color metal an enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a black disc bearing a gold star throughout with three upright elongated blue hexagons edged in gold, all conjoined with their lower points atop the upper three points of the star, all above a scroll bearing the inscription "PROVIDE THE WAY" in black. |
Origin/meaning
Cobalt Blue and Golden Yellow, are the Colours used for Chemical Units. The disc represents the military smoke generator symbol, the black simulating smoke. The Disc also represents a Wheel, symbolising the Mobile aspects of the Battalion. The Star symbolises Command and the Benzene Rings are Chemical Symbols.
The arms were approved on 1 May 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 4 March 1968.
Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons.
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