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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in diameter overall, consisting of a maroon disc bearing a silver wheel superimposed by two white crossed stretchers, overall at center a silver disc bearing a red fleur-de-lis, the wheel encircled at top by the inscription “CARING FOR THE BEST” and at bottom two crossed branches of laurel all in silver. 


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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Maroon and white (silver) are colors traditionally associated with the Army Medical Corps.  White (silver) suggests integrity and maroon recalls blood.  The wheel represents service as a Mobile Hospital in World War I and the stretchers denote World War II service as an Evacuation Hospital.  The fleur-de-lis alludes to service in Europe and the unit’s baptism of fire in France.  Laurel stands for honor and high ideals.  The stretchers form a cross symbolizing care, medical service and the unit’s mission while the wheel implies speed and adaptability.
 
The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 22 December 1992.


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[[Literature]]: Image from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
[[Literature]]: Image and Inforamtion from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.


[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]]
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[[Category:Granted 1992]]
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