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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Argent, a saltire Gules fimbriated Or, cantoned by four mullets Azure, overall a dragon segreant Vert, armed and langued of the third.<br> | |||
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Alabama Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, a slip of cotton plant with full bursting boll, Proper.<br> | |||
Motto: Defensori visium (Protectors of the Force) | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in ehight overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a saltire Gules fimbriated Or, cantoned by four mullets Azure, overall a dragon segreant Vert, armed and langued of the third. Attached below the shield a cobalt blue scroll inscribed "DEFENSORI VISIUM" in Gold. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Dragon symbolises Chemical Warfare and the Saltire is from the Flag of Alabama. The Blue Stars symbolises the four major European Campaigns during World War II. | |||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 28 March 2003. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images and Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Images and Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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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 2003]] | |||