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|align="center"|[[File:us2army.png|center| | |align="center"|[[File:us2army.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:us2army1.png|center| | |align="center"|[[File:us2army1.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: On an Army green background a block numeral “2,” 2¼ inches (5.72 cm) in height, 1¾ inches (4.45 cm) in width, all members 7/16 inch (1.11 cm) wide, the middle and upper strokes red, the lower portion white. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: A gold color metal and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a fleur-de-lis divided horizontally red above and white below bearing a gold Lorraine cross and resting upon a gold scroll inscribed with the words “TOUT PRÉPARÉ” in black. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The SSI shows the Number 2 in the Red and White Colours used by Armies. | The SSI shows the Number 2 in the Red and White Colours used by Armies. It was approved May 27, 1922 and the Army Green Background was added March 27, 1959. | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The fleur-de-lis and the Lorraine cross commemorate the Second Army’s World War I campaign participation in France (Lorraine 1918). The red and white horizontal division reflects the colors of the organization’s shoulder sleeve insignia, a reversal of the flag pattern for Armies. The motto translates to “All Prepared.” The DUI was approved October 5, 1983. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | |||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Granted 1922]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1983]] | |||