151st Chemical Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard
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151ST CHEMICAL BATTALION, ALABAMA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
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 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Gules, a pale wavy Argent, a grapevine leafed per bend wavy counterchanged, in sinister chief a winged spur of the second.
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Alabama Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, a slip of cotton plant with full bursting boll, Proper.
Motto: Get there first.
Distinctive Unit Inisgnia, description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in heigth overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a pale wavy Argent, a grapevine leafed per bend wavy counterchanged, in sinister chief a winged spur of the second. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "GET THERE FIRST".
Origin/meaning
Literature: Images and Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army.