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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield: The black shield represents the untruth. The sunburst and lightning bolts symbolize the unit’s ability to enlighten error by the incursion of fact. The degree of truth is suggested by the white and gray areas of the shield: white denotes the truth and gray partial truth. The seventeen rays of the sunburst allude to the unit’s designation. | |||
The Coat of Arms was approved on 26 June 1996. The blazon and symbolism was amended on 2 August 1996. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved for the 306th Psychological Operations Battalion on 22 August 1967. It was redesignated for the 17th Psychological Operations Battalion on 16 June 1996. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Image from http://www.milbadges.com/ | [[Literature]]: Image from http://www.milbadges.com/ | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1996]] | |||
[[Category: Granted 1967]] | |||