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Location: Rockford, Illinois. | |||
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| ( | | Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a red shield, a knight in black armor plumed and detailed white, riding a black horse caparisoned red and grasping a black and red pennant. Attached above the shield, a black scroll inscribed “AUBURN” in white letters. All within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) black border. The overall dimensions are 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height by 2 5/8 inches (6.67 cm) in width. | ||
Shoulder Loop Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a green shield with a silver wavy vertical bar throughout, bearing an evergreen tree; above a curved green scroll inscribed “ROCKFORD” in silver letters. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Red and black are the school’s colors. The school mascot is a mounted knight, reflecting the school nickname “Auburn Knights”. The knight symbolizes the cadets’ dedication to duty and loyalty as citizens. | |||
Shoulder Loop Insignia: The color green and the evergreen tree indicate the nickname of Rockford, the “FOREST CITY”. The wavy bar symbolizes the Rock River which runs through the city of Rockford. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 5 April 1993. The Shoulder Loop Insignia was approved on 5 December 1984. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1984]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1993]] |