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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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The service of the former organization, then the 122d Infantry is indicated by the quartered shield which simulates the cross hairs of an optical sighting device and is blue and white to represent the Infantry. The eagle with its keen eyesight, powerful talons and collared with a representation of the design of the Georgia State flag used from 1956 to 2001, symbolizes the unit’s home area and its original mission as a “TOW” (tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile) unit. The canton alludes to those elements of the 122d Infantry that had World War II service in Europe, represented by a fleur-de-lis, and the Pacific Islands, suggested by the palm frond. | The service of the former organization, then the 122d Infantry is indicated by the quartered shield which simulates the cross hairs of an optical sighting device and is blue and white to represent the Infantry. The eagle with its keen eyesight, powerful talons and collared with a representation of the design of the Georgia State flag used from 1956 to 2001, symbolizes the unit’s home area and its original mission as a “TOW” (tube launched, optically tracked, wire guided missile) unit. The canton alludes to those elements of the 122d Infantry that had World War II service in Europe, represented by a fleur-de-lis, and the Pacific Islands, suggested by the palm frond. | ||
The | The arms and the Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 122d Infantry Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard on 24 February 1982. They was cancelled on 1 September 1992. The insignia was reinstated and authorized for the 122d Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, with blazon and symbolism revised on 3 April 1997. They was amended to change the symbolism on 5 January 2006. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | |||
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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 1982]] | [[Category:Granted 1982]] | ||