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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:8thinfantryus.jpg|center||Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Coat of Arms) | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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The claw representing the maimed strength of the Prussian eagle alludes to the regiment's part in the Occupation of Germany after World War I.<br> | The claw representing the maimed strength of the Prussian eagle alludes to the regiment's part in the Occupation of Germany after World War I.<br> | ||
Crest: The crest symbolizes service in the Mexican War; the Eighth was the first United States Regiment to plant its colors on the fort at Churubusco.<br> | Crest: The crest symbolizes service in the Mexican War; the Eighth was the first United States Regiment to plant its colors on the fort at Churubusco.<br> | ||
The arms were approved on 6 July 1923. It was amended to correct the spelling of the motto on 1 October 1963. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons and picryl.com | |||
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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 1923]] | |||