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-|align="center"|[[File:541maintbn.jpg|center|350px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms)
+|align="center"|[[File:541maintbn.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms)
-|align="center"|[[File:541maintbn1.jpg|center|350px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia)
+|align="center"|[[File:541maintbn1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia)
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 ===Origin/meaning===
-The key symbolizes command and control, the double bit in this instance alluding to the unit's former supply and service missi
+The key symbolizes command and control, the double bit in this instance alluding to the unit's former supply and service mission and its present maintenance assignment. The Sun,the source of energy, is also a measurement of time, and refers to accomplishment within the time scheduled or allotted. The key and sun together are symbolic of the means of successfully compelting difficult tasks, the sun signifying technical knowledge and selection, and the key the mechanical skills essential to maintenance.The wavy blue bar refers to the Rhineland campaign in World War II, in which the unit participated as the 541st Quartermaster Battalion. The arms were approved on 22 January 1996 and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 541st Quartermaster Battalion. It was redesignated for the 541st Maintenance Battalion.
-on and its present maintenance assignment<br>
-The Sun,the source of energy, is also a measurement of time, and refers to accomplishment within the time scheduled or allotted. The key and sun together are symbolic of the <br>
+[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army
-means of successfully compelting difficult tasks, the sun signifying technical knowledge and selection, and the key the mechanical skills essential to maintenance.<br>
-The wavy blue bar refers to the Rhineland campaign in World War II, in which the unit participated as the 541st Quartermaster Battalion.<br>
+{{us}}
-The Coat of Arms was approved on 22 January 1996 and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 541st Quartermaster Battalion. It was redesignated for the 541st <br>
-Maintenance Battalion.
 {{media}}
-[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
 [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]]
-[[Category: Army heraldry]]
+[[Category:Army heraldry]]
+[[Category:Granted 1996]]