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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Azure on a fess Argent between in chief a saltire Gray fimbriated of the second and in base a battle-axe and key in saltire braced of the like a stylized castle of three towers of the first. | Shield:Azure on a fess Argent between in chief a saltire Gray fimbriated of the second and in base a battle-axe and key in saltire braced of the like a stylized castle of three towers of the first. | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the North Carolina Army National Guard: | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the North Carolina Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, a hornet’s nest handing from a bough beset with 13 hornets all Proper. | ||
Motto: FIRST, FURTHEST, LAST. | Motto:FIRST, FURTHEST, LAST. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Azure on a fess Argent between in chief a saltire Gray fimbriated of the second and in base a battle-axe and key in saltire braced of the like a stylized castle of three towers of the first. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed “FIRST, FURTHEST, LAST” in White letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were originally approved for the 139th Infantry Regiment on 24 May 1956. It was rescinded (cancelled) on 23 March 1960. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated for the 139th Regiment with the blazon and symbolism revised on 30 April 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 139th Infantry Regiment on 24 May 1956. It was rescinded (cancelled) on 23 March 1960. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated for the 139th Regiment with the description and symbolism revised on 30 April 1997. | The arms were originally approved for the 139th Infantry Regiment on 24 May 1956. It was rescinded (cancelled) on 23 March 1960. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated for the 139th Regiment with the blazon and symbolism revised on 30 April 1997. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 139th Infantry Regiment on 24 May 1956. It was rescinded (cancelled) on 23 March 1960. The insignia was reinstated and redesignated for the 139th Regiment with the description and symbolism revised on 30 April 1997. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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