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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Or, an amalgam Sable, above a fountain, all between two arching flames Gules.<br> | Shield:Or, an amalgam Sable, above a fountain, all between two arching flames Gules.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army reserve: From a wreath Or and Sable, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The Statue of the Minite Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.<br> | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army reserve:From a wreath Or and Sable, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The Statue of the Minite Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.<br> | ||
Motto: Command, Serve, Operate. | Motto:Command, Serve, Operate. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, description: A gold colored metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width over all consisting of a black amalgam above a heraldic fountain (a disc white and blue wavy bands) between two red tongues of flame; all above a gold scroll bearing the motto: "COMMAND, SERVE, OPERATE" in black letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia, description:A gold colored metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width over all consisting of a black amalgam above a heraldic fountain (a disc white and blue wavy bands) between two red tongues of flame; all above a gold scroll bearing the motto:"COMMAND, SERVE, OPERATE" in black letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms were approved on 18 September 2001, and the distinctive Unit Insignia on 31 May 1967. | The arms were approved on 18 September 2001, and the distinctive Unit Insignia on 31 May 1967. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]:Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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