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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield: Scarlet and white (silver) are the colors used for the Corps of Engineers. The arrow barbed with a fleur-de-lis symbolizes the unit's participation in the assault landing on Normandy. The organization's other four campaigns in Europe during World War II are represented by the four fleurs-de-lis. | |||
Crest: The swords and castle turret connote combat engineers. They also allude to Europe where the unit participated in five campaigns, denoted by the number of embattlements; the blue throughout the turret indicates the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the organization for the Normandy Campaign during World War II. The pole arm refers to Asia and the colors red, gold and green indicate service in South Vietnam where the unit participated in fourteen campaigns, and received three decorations. The colors red, white and blue denote the Valorous Unit Award for DAK TO--BEN HET, and red and green refer to the award of the Vietnamese Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class. | |||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 27 June 1955. The Coat of Arms was amended to add a Crest on 9 September 1977. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | |||