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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Or | Shield: Or issuant from base a broad arrow Gules (Brick Red) charged with a pile reversed bearing a pomeis charged with a bezant surmounted with three bars wavy Azure. <br> | ||
Crest: From a wreath Or and Gules (Brick Red),a winged Philippine Sun of the first charged with three bars one triparted Azure, Argent and Gules between tow bars of the last.<br> | Crest: From a wreath Or and Gules (Brick Red),a winged Philippine Sun of the first charged with three bars one triparted Azure, Argent and Gules between tow bars of the last.<br> | ||
Motto: Full speed ahead. <br> | Motto: Full speed ahead. <br> | ||
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Brick Red and Yellow are the colours of the Transportation Corps. The Broad Arrow represents flight. The Green disc denotes land. The wavy disc dentoes water. Together they symbolises Air, Sea and Land Transport. The Philippine Sun denotes service in the Philippines during World War II. The tricolour bar symbolises the Philippine Republic Presidental Unit Citation awarded for the Assault Landing on Luzon during World War II. The Red bars symbolise the two Meritorious Unit Commandations awarded for Service in Vietnam. The Wings symbolise the Battalion's swift transportation service. | Brick Red and Yellow are the colours of the Transportation Corps. The Broad Arrow represents flight. The Green disc denotes land. The wavy disc dentoes water. Together they symbolises Air, Sea and Land Transport. The Philippine Sun denotes service in the Philippines during World War II. The tricolour bar symbolises the Philippine Republic Presidental Unit Citation awarded for the Assault Landing on Luzon during World War II. The Red bars symbolise the two Meritorious Unit Commandations awarded for Service in Vietnam. The Wings symbolise the Battalion's swift transportation service. | ||
The | The arms were approved on 9 July 1997 and the Distinctive Unit Insignia on 6 July 1966. | ||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | [[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | ||
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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 1966]] | [[Category:Granted 1966]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1997]] | [[Category:Granted 1997]] | ||