393rd Military Police Battalion, US Army
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393RD MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Shield: Quarterly Or and Vert, in the first quarter a bear rampant Sanguine (Dark Red), in the fourth a bell of the like, overall bend sinisterwise hilt to base an antique sword Proper.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath Or and Vert, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: TRUTH AND JUSTICE.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: “Quarterly Or and Vert, in the first quarter a bear rampant Sanguine, in the fourth a bell of the like, overall an antique sword hilt to base with blade Argent, grip Sable, garnished of the first.” Attached below the device a tripartite Sanguine (Dark Red) motto scroll doubled Gold inscribed “TRUTH AND JUSTICE” in Gold letters.
Origin/meaning
Literature: Images from Olompvo on Pinterest.