67th Combat Support Hospital, US Army
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67TH COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL, US ARMY
Official blazon
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width overall, consisting of a maroon cross with a silver demi-fleur-de-lis issuing from each arm and a single silver fleur-de-lis placed in the center, and in saltire behind the cross two silver swords with points overlapping a down-curving scarlet scroll above the pommels below resting on an upward curving silver scroll inscribed “MIHI PORTATE VULNERATOS” in maroon.
Origin/meaning
The Cross symbolise the mission of the Hospital. The Fleurs-de-lis signyfy campaign honours for service in France and Central Europe. The Crossed Swords symbolises the mission to provide care for all patients in the combat zone. The Motto translates as Bring Us your Wounded.
The Design was approved on Decemebr 10, 1968.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons
. Information from US Army Heraldic Crests by Barry Jason Stein.