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US ARMY DENTAL ACTIVITY FORT LEAVENWORTH
Official blazon
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a maroon cross embattled and charged at its center with a silver sun of eight rays bearing a maroon cross flory; surrounding the sun and passing behind the lower arm of the cross embattled, a circular silver motto scroll bearing the words "PROUD UNITED DEDICATED" in maroon letters.
Origin/meaning
The cross flory refers to the Louisiana Purchase (the fleur-de-lis is a symbol of France) and the effort to open the territory in all directions to commerce and settlement. Fort Leavenworth was instrumental as an organization point for the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails and in providing protection during settlement of the plains. The sun alludes to Kansas, the "Sunflower State." The cross, a traditional symbol of mercy, is embattled, representing strategy, alluding to the Command and General Staff School. Maroon and white (silver) are the colors of the U.S. Army Dental Corps.
The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 5 February 1981.
Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.