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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Texas Army National Guard. | The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Texas Army National Guard. The shield is blue for Infantry. | ||
The bend wavy represents the Regiment’s service on the Mexican border along the Rio Grande River and the Aisne River in France along which the Regiment participated in operations during World War I. | |||
The oak tree symbolizes the Meuse-Argonne Operation during which the Regiment received its baptism of fire. The gold key, taken from the Army of Cuban Occupation Medal, indicates the service during the Spanish-American War. | |||
The Coat of Arms was approved on 17 April, 1929. | |||
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[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||