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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: | Shield: Argent (gray) a pile reversed Vert between two lightning bolts in chevron issuant from base Gules, overall a quill palewise tip to base Argent. <br> | ||
<br> | Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent (Gray) and Vert the Lexington Minute Man Proper. <br> | ||
Crest: <br> | The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts. <br> | ||
<br> | Motto: POWER OF PERSUASION. | ||
Motto: | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A silver colored metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a green enameled triangle surmounted by a silver quill between two lightning flashes, overall in base a silver scroll bearing the inscription "Power of Persuasion" in green letters. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Dark green and silver gray are the colors used for Psychological Operations units. The quill alludes to the written or printed word. The lightning flashes represent audio projections. | |||
Together they symbolize the mission of the unit to disseminate propaganda material to enemy troops from forward positions. | |||
The arms were approved on 16 August 1996. It was amended to change the blazon on 20 September 1996. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 11 January 1967. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from http://www.milbadges.com/ | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1967]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1996]] |