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+Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. The designation of the Command is denoted by the triangular shape of the insignia. The staff and serpents refer to medical service and the Maltese cross recalls the unit’s heritage of support in combat. Yellow/gold stands for excellence. The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 12 June 1992.
+Distinctive Unit Insignia: Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. The maroon cross stands for Army medicine while the Maltese cross recalls the 3d Medical Command’s heritage of service and sacrifice in the field. The laurel sprigs, signifying honor and achievement, recall the unit’s World War II campaigns and service. They simulate an arrowhead recalling the unit’s assault landing in Sicily, while forming a triangle highlighting the unit’s numerical designation. The scimitars represent the unit’s participation in the two Southwest Asia Campaigns. Gold stands for excellence, red for courage and sacrifice. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 27 July 1992.
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-[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons
+[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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+[[Category: Granted 1992]]