260th Military Police Command, District of Columbia Army National Guard
260TH MILITARY POLICE COMMAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
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Official blazon
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: On a vertical rectangle arched at the top and bottom with a yellow border; on a white field a green sword bearing near its point a green balance bar and scale pans, all in front of two horisontal red bars and arched overall three red stars.
Distinctive Unit Insignia: A gold insignia cositing of a gold cluster of trees surmounted by a green equilateral triangle bearing three scale pans in the apex and two horizontal bars across base, all gold, and surmounting the green triangle throughout a gold inverted equilateral triangle bearing a blue fleur-de-lis, all above a three-part godl scroll inscribed. "Peace, Law, Order" in black.
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Greeen and Yellow are the Branch Colours of the Military Police. The Sword and Scales symbolises the duties of the Militay Police mission, armed security duties and upholding the law. The red stars and bars on a white background is from the Flag of the District of Columbia, Home Area of the Unit.
Distinctive Unit Insignia: Green and Yellow are the Branch Colours of Military Police. The Balance Pans are symbolically related to Justice. The Fleur-de-lis indicates service in France, the three areas of the green Triangle simulate the three rocks on the coat of Arms of ST, Mihiel, and represents the Unit's participation in that World War I Campaign.The Cluster of Trees is used to refer to the Argonne forest and denotes the Meuse-Argonne Campaign participation. The three Scale Pans and two Bars are used to suggest the three Stars and two Bars on the Flag of the District of Columbia, alluding to the Unit's Home Area.
Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Military Police (Army Lineage Series), Compiled by Robert K. Wright Jr.
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