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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: A heptagonal device 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in diameter, with one angle at top center, consisting of a maroon cross humetty on a white background bearing a yellow fleam, all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a seven-pointed silver star, one point up, bearing in center a maroon fleam and interwoven through the points of the star a circular maroon scroll inscribed in base "THE SEVENTH SERVES" in silver letters | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder sleeve Insignia: The colors maroon and white, in conjunction with the cross, are indicative of the unit's medical mission. The fleam is a heraldic symbol for a surgical lancet and its form simulates the unit's numerical designation, which is repeated in the shape of the device. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The colors maroon and white are traditional to the Medical Corps. The fleam is a heraldic symbol for a surgical lancet and its form simulates the unit's numerical designation; the star alludes to the command position of the unit. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 19 October 1978. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 4 December 1978. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | [[Literature]]: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Graned 1978]] | |||