89th Military Police Brigade, US Army

89TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of 89th Military Police Brigade, US Army

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)
Coat of arms (crest) of 89th Military Police Brigade, US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a disc 3 inches in diameter, within a 1/8 inch yellow border, nine vertical alternating green and yellow stripes and centered thereon a scarlet eight pointed star, bearing at center overall a white sword point up surmounted by a yellow dragon’s head.

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches high overall consisting of a green enamel oriental dragon’s head grasping in its mouth a stalk of gold bamboo fired a red enamel flame at both ends and supporting an arched black enamel scroll bearing the inscription "PROVEN IN BATTLE" in gold letters.

Origin/meaning

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Yellow and green are the colors associated with Military Police. The star is symbolic of courage and law enforcement. The eight points and the nine stripes suggest the unit’s numerical designation. The sword represents military justice, law and order. The dragon represents authority and guardianship and alludes to the unit’s activation in the Republic of Vietnam.

Distinctive Unit Insignia: Gold and green are the colors used for the Military Police. The dragon, a fierce adversary, is the heraldic symbol for defender of the lawful leader, and denotes Vietnam, where the unit was activated. The black scroll represents law, jurisdiction and jurisprudence, and the flames allude to the unit’s many combat engagements.

The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 20 October 1981. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 89th Military Police Group on 4 October 1968, then redesignated for the 89th Military Police Brigade on 20 October 1981. Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons, Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.


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