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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The shield is white and blue, the old and present Infantry colors. The field gun is for the battle of Cerro Gordo, where the 7th participated in the decisive attack by an assault on Telegraph Hill,<br> | The shield is white and blue, the old and present Infantry colors. The field gun is for the battle of Cerro Gordo, where the 7th participated in the decisive attack by an assault on Telegraph Hill,<br> | ||
a strongly fortified point. This portion of the shield is in the Mexican | a strongly fortified point. This portion of the shield is in the Mexican colors-red, white and green.<br> | ||
The wall is for the battle of Fredericksburg in which the Regiment held for twelve hours a position only eighty yards in front of a stone wall protecting the enemy.<br> | The wall is for the battle of Fredericksburg in which the Regiment held for twelve hours a position only eighty yards in front of a stone wall protecting the enemy.<br> | ||
The base alludes to the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 3rd Division with which the 7th Infantry Regiment served during World War I. The cotton bale and bayonets in the crest are taken <br> | The base alludes to the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 3rd Division with which the 7th Infantry Regiment served during World War I. The cotton bale and bayonets in the crest are taken <br> | ||