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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Tennessee Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Vert, upon a mount Vert a hickory tree charged with three mullets one and two Argent. | Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Tennessee Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Vert, upon a mount Vert a hickory tree charged with three mullets one and two Argent. | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a disc 2 5/8 inches (6.67cm) in diameter a white-edged blue triskelion with lower leg vertical between three white five-pointed stars on a green background all inclosed by a 1/8 inch (.32cm) white border. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The green background with three stars refers to the hickory tree crest of the Tennessee ARNG. The wavy blue three-armed partition represents the coming together of the Holston and the French Broad Rivers to form the beginning of the Tennessee River in Knoxville, where the regiment's headquarters is located. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was originally approved for the 278th Infantry Brigade on 19 March 1974. It was redesignated for the 278th Armored Cavalry on 19 August 1977. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. 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:Granted 1974]] | |||