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US ARMY DENTAL ACTIVITY FORT MEADE
Official blazon
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a gold star pierced maroon, conjoined between the points with five maroon crosses on a white background; arching from base a maroon motto scroll bearing in gold letters the words "SERVICE CARE STRENGTH."
Origin/meaning
Maroon and white are the traditional colors of the Army Medical Corps. The five-pointed star pierced maroon suggests achievement in dental health care service for five major commands. The crosses, symbolic of mercy, allude to the five posts which the unit services.
The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 24 January 1983.
Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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