Special Troops Battalion, 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard

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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 81ST ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, WASHINGTON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Per chevron enhanced Or and Gules,a pale bretessed, all counterchanged; in chief three mullets azure, Argent, and of the second; in base between a palm frond palewise and s scimitar point down Or, issuing from a bar wavy of the fourth surmounted by another Celeste, a demi-sea lion rampant grasping in dexter paw a sword bend sinisterwise of the third.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Washington Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a raven with wings endorsed issuing out of a ducal coronet all Proper. Motto: Backbone of the Brigade.

Distinctive Unit Insignia: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 insches (3,02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per chevron enhanced Or and Gules,a pale bretessed, all counterchanged; in chief three mullets azure, Argent, and of the second; in base between a palm frond palewise and s scimitar point down Or, issuing from a bar wavy of the fourth surmounted by another Celeste, a demi-sea lion rampant grasping in dexter paw a sword bend sinisterwise of the third. Attached around the bottom of the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "BACKBONE OF THE BRIGADE" in Gold letters.