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Crimson and light blue are the colours used for Maintenance Units. The Triangle and Winged Wheel is form the arms of the City of St Paul, the unit's home site | Crimson and light blue are the colours used for Maintenance Units. The Triangle and Winged Wheel is form the arms of the City of St Paul, the unit's home site. The Heraldic Fountain alludes to Minnesota, called Land of 10,000 Lakes.The Wheel also denotes mobile maintenance, the Wings Aircraft maintenance. The Hexagon symbolizes both the tool and the chemical dencontamination aspects of the organization's mission. The arms were approved on 23 August 1996 and the | ||
The Heraldic Fountain alludes to Minnesota, called Land of 10,000 Lakes.The Wheel also denotes mobile maintenance, the Wings Aircraft maintenance. The Hexagon | |||
symbolizes both the tool and the chemical dencontamination aspects of the organization's mission. The arms were approved on 23 August 1996 and the | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia on 22 april 1969. | Distinctive Unit Insignia on 22 april 1969. | ||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | |||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | |||
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