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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, a bend sinister Or.<br> | Shield:Gules, a bend sinister Or.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, two kampilans in saltire Argent, hilted Or charged with a crescent Gules a rattlesnake with four rattles entwined with the weapons Proper.<br> | Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, two kampilans in saltire Argent, hilted Or charged with a crescent Gules a rattlesnake with four rattles entwined with the weapons Proper.<br> | ||
Motto: NULLI VESTIGIA RETRORSUM = No Step Backward.<br> | Motto:NULLI VESTIGIA RETRORSUM = No Step Backward.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The bend sinister, an allusion to the hybrid mule, is indicative of the regiment's former service as pack artillery. Crest: The rattlesnake, a device on the arms of Mexico, refers to the Punitive Expeditions into Mexico. The kampilan and crescent commemorate the services of the regiment against the Moros and in Vera Cruz. | The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The bend sinister, an allusion to the hybrid mule, is indicative of the regiment's former service as pack artillery. Crest:The rattlesnake, a device on the arms of Mexico, refers to the Punitive Expeditions into Mexico. The kampilan and crescent commemorate the services of the regiment against the Moros and in Vera Cruz. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 6 August 2024
4TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield:Gules, a bend sinister Or.
Crest:On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, two kampilans in saltire Argent, hilted Or charged with a crescent Gules a rattlesnake with four rattles entwined with the weapons Proper.
Motto:NULLI VESTIGIA RETRORSUM = No Step Backward.
Origin/meaning
The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The bend sinister, an allusion to the hybrid mule, is indicative of the regiment's former service as pack artillery. Crest:The rattlesnake, a device on the arms of Mexico, refers to the Punitive Expeditions into Mexico. The kampilan and crescent commemorate the services of the regiment against the Moros and in Vera Cruz.
Literature:Images from Wikimedia Commons
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