Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, US Army

DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, US ARMY

Official blazon

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of an arch supported by three pillars all white each of the outer pillars entwined with a gold serpent and all three surmounted by a scarlet Greek cross all above a maroon scroll, the ends terminating behind the horizontal arms of the cross and inscribed "DIGNITY DEDICATION HONOR" in gold letters.

Origin/meaning

The Cross and Serpents symbolise the Medical role of the Center. The arch and pillars are from the State Seal of Georgia, alluding to the location of the Center.

The Design was approved on November 19, 1970.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from US Army Heraldic Crests by Barry Jason Stein.

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