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 ===Official blazon===
+Shield: Argent, on a saltire Azure a lion passant guardant, in dexter chief a fleur-de-lis and in sinister chief a prickly pear cactus both paleways, all Or.<br>
+Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Connecticut Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, a grapevine supported and fructed Proper.<br>
+Motto: STAND FORTH.
 ===Origin/meaning===
-The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Connecticut Army National Guard.
+The shield is white for Infantry. The saltire represents service during the Civil War, the blue indicating that the organization fought on the Northern side.<br>
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+The gold lion, from the arms of Great Britain, represents Revolutionary War service; the prickly pear cactus, duty on the Mexican Border; and the fleur-de-lis, service in France during World War I.<br>
+The Crest is that for Regiments and Separate Battalions of the Connecticut Army National Guard.<br>
+The coat of arms was approved on 1927-03-26. It was amended to correct the blazon of the shield on 1927-04-04.
-[[Literature]]:
+[[Literature]]: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons
 [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]]
 [[Category:Army heraldry]]

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