145th Chemical Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard

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145TH CHEMICAL BATTALION, ALABAMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Or, a saltire Gules (Scarlet), an escutcheon per aple Argent and Gules, a surveyor's plumb bob Azure detailed of the third within the open end of a spade iron counterchanged.
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Alabama Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a slip of cotton plant with full bursting boll, Proper.
Motto: We Can Adapt.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue perpendicular surveyor's plumb bob within the open end of a white spade iron in front of ared saltire all within a continuos gold scroll, the area at top surmounted by the upper ends of the saltire. Inscribed within the gold scroll are the words "WE CAN ADAPT" in red.

Origin/meaning

Literature: Images and Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army.