US Army Dental Activity Fort Carson

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US ARMY DENTAL ACTIVITY FORT CARSON

Official blazon

A device of silver color metal and enamel 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a blue mountain silhouette bearing a maroon pointed cross on a silver lozenge; all above and partially enclosed by a semicircular maroon motto scroll bearing in silver letters the words "DEDICATION PRIDE SERVICE."

Origin/meaning

Maroon and white (silver and white are interchangeable in heraldry) are the colors of the Army Medical Department. The cross, a traditional symbol of mercy, is within a square, suggesting a fortification, and is placed at the base of a mountain symbol representing the major geographic feature of Fort Carson.

The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 15 May 1980.