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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, in chief a fleur-de-lis, in base an eagle’s head erased Argent, two flaunches of the last, the dexter charged with a castle, the sinister with a prickly pear cactus of the first.<br> | Shield:Gules, in chief a fleur-de-lis, in base an eagle’s head erased Argent, two flaunches of the last, the dexter charged with a castle, the sinister with a prickly pear cactus of the first.<br> | ||
Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the South Dakota Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, a coyote statant, Proper. <br> | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the South Dakota Army National Guard:From a wreath Argent and Gules, a coyote statant, Proper. <br> | ||
Motto: NUNC ET SEMPER (Now And Always). | Motto:NUNC ET SEMPER (Now And Always). | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 132d Engineer Regiment on 12 October 1942. It was redesignated for the 132d Engineer Combat Battalion on 31 July 1943. It was redesignated for the 196th Infantry Regiment and amended to delete the Missouri crest on 18 January 1951. The insignia was rescinded (cancelled) on 3 August 1961. It was reinstated and redesignated for the 196th Regiment with the blazon and symbolism revised on 24 February 1997. | The coat of arms was originally approved for the 132d Engineer Regiment on 12 October 1942. It was redesignated for the 132d Engineer Combat Battalion on 31 July 1943. It was redesignated for the 196th Infantry Regiment and amended to delete the Missouri crest on 18 January 1951. The insignia was rescinded (cancelled) on 3 August 1961. It was reinstated and redesignated for the 196th Regiment with the blazon and symbolism revised on 24 February 1997. | ||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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