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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Per bend enhanced Argent and Tenné on the first palewise in bend six Lorraine Crosses and on the second palewise in bend three fire arrows all counterchanged.<br> | Shield: Per bend enhanced Argent and Tenné on the first palewise in bend six [[Lorraine]] Crosses and on the second palewise in bend three fire arrows all counterchanged.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Tenné, a Spanish castle Argent charged with a fleur-de-lis Tenné.<br> | Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Tenné, a Spanish castle Argent charged with a fleur-de-lis Tenné.<br> | ||
Motto: TO PARON EY POIEIN (Do Well The Duty That Lies Before You). | Motto: TO PARON EY POIEIN (Do Well The Duty That Lies Before You). | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield: The colors orange and white are for the Signal Corps. The six Lorraine crosses represent six World War I Battle Honors and are arranged to suggest a telegraph line. The three fire arrows symbolize three assault landings in World War II and also suggest the Signal functions which such weapons once served. Crest: The Spanish castle taken from the Spanish Campaign Medal symbolizes the organization's service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War and the fleur-de-lis its service in World War I. The colors white (silver) and orange are the colors of the Signal Corps. | Shield: The colors orange and white are for the Signal Corps. The six [[Lorraine]] crosses represent six World War I Battle Honors and are arranged to suggest a telegraph line. The three fire arrows symbolize three assault landings in World War II and also suggest the Signal functions which such weapons once served. Crest: The Spanish castle taken from the Spanish Campaign Medal symbolizes the organization's service in Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War and the fleur-de-lis its service in World War I. The colors white (silver) and orange are the colors of the Signal Corps. | ||
The coat of arms was approved on 8 January 1958. | The coat of arms was approved on 8 January 1958. | ||