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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | |||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:172sptbndui.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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The Chevron is used to denote support. The same is in the Distinctive Unit Insignia symbolises by the Hands holding the Star. The rayonne represent the Northern Lights and the Blue refers to the Infantry. The Eight pointed Star symbolises the Seven Stars of the Constellation Big Dipper plus the Northern Star, thus alluding to the location in Alaska. | The Chevron is used to denote support. The same is in the Distinctive Unit Insignia symbolises by the Hands holding the Star. The rayonne represent the Northern Lights and the Blue refers to the Infantry. The Eight pointed Star symbolises the Seven Stars of the Constellation Big Dipper plus the Northern Star, thus alluding to the location in Alaska. | ||
The | The arms were approved on 28 September 1965 and the Distinctive Unit Insignia on 5 January 1966. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and Infromation from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Images and Infromation 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 1965]] | [[Category:Granted 1965]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1966]] | [[Category:Granted 1966]] | ||