249th Engineer Battalion, US Army

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249TH ENGINEER BATTALION, US ARMY

Official blazon

Shield: Per chevron Gules and Argent, in chief four fleurs-de-lis two and two of the second, and in base a lion rampant Sable langued of the first.
Crest: From a wreath Argent and Gules a tower Sable surmounted by two swords points up saltirewise Proper, overall a boar’s head couped Or armed and langued of the second and charged with a fleur-de-lis Azure.
Motto: BUILD, SUPPORT, SUSTAIN.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron Gules and Argent, in chief four fleurs-de-lis two and two of the second, and in base a lion rampant Sable langued of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a tripartite Silver scroll inscribed “BUILD SUPPORT SUSTAIN” in Black letters.

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