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|align="center"|[[File:160mpa.gif|center| | |align="center"|[[File:160mpa.gif|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:160mpb.gif|center| | |align="center"|[[File:160mpb.gif|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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Green and yellow are the colors used for Military Police. The two keys denote custody and restoration and, together with the scales of justice symbolize the organization's basic mission in the rehabilitation of military offenders. The rose alludes to the unit's sepecial award for outstanding devotion to duty. The Taj Mahal refers to the unit's service in India during World War II. | Green and yellow are the colors used for Military Police. The two keys denote custody and restoration and, together with the scales of justice symbolize the organization's basic mission in the rehabilitation of military offenders. The rose alludes to the unit's sepecial award for outstanding devotion to duty. The Taj Mahal refers to the unit's service in India during World War II. | ||
The | The arms were approved on 12 June 1996. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 21 January 1971. | ||
[[Literature]]: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1971]] | [[Category:Granted 1971]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1996]] | [[Category:Granted 1996]] |