Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, US Army
SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 3RD BRIGADE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, US ARMY
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 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Argent, a plain point Sable; a chief nebuly Azure, over all a Torii Gules edged white at the top and bottom, entiwined by a dragon sans wings passant Teal garnished of the second, eye, langued an clawed of the fourth.
Crest: None
Motto: Belong to the Warrior.
Distinctive Unit Insignia, description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall blazoned as follows: Argent (Silver Gray), in base a dragon head cuped Teal within a Torii Gules, a chief nebuly Azure. Attached belowa Blck scroll inscribed "BELONG TO THE WARRIOR" in Silver.
Origin/meaning
The Dragon symbolises fierce Defence and Protection. The Torii represents tha gateway approach to Honour and Freedom. The Nebuly Chief alludes to the 101st Airborne Division.
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 14 September 2005.
Literature: Image of Coat of Arms from Wikimedia Commons, other information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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