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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Purpure, a sun in splendor Or bearing a scroll Proper above a stylized suspension bridge throughout of the second, a border wavy Argent.<br> | |||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Purpure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, Sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.<br> | |||
Motto: PACIFIC PEACEMAKER | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Purpure, a sun in splendor Or bearing a scroll Proper above a stylized suspension bridge throughout of the second, a border wavy Argent. Attached below the shield a purple scroll arched and inscribed, "PACIFIC PEACEMAKER" in gold. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs. The wavy border alludes to the Pacific, the unit's area of operation; the bridge alludes to the Gateway to the Pacific. The sun reflects renewal and re-establishment. The scroll depicts the protection of the arts, monuments, and archives and the preservation of cultural heritage. | |||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 16 August 1994. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]: Coat of Arms Image from Olompvo on Pinterest, DUI Image 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 1994]] | |||