228th Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
228TH SUPPORT BATTALION, PENNSYLVANIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
 (Coat of Arms) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Per fess dovetailed on one Gules (Brick Red) and Or, a torii gate counterchanged, in base on a hurt Celeste engrailed of eight an althea blossom Argent.
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, Or and Gules, a lion rampant guardant Proper, holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates.
Motto: Where others leave off.
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a Gold torii gate surmounted by a hurt Celeste, engrailed of eight bearing an althea blossom of White and Gold details, all within an oval Brick Red scroll inscribed "WHERE OTHERS LEAVE OFF" in Gold letters.
Origin/meaning
Brick Red and Buff (Gold) are the colours associated with Supply and Transport, the original mission of the Unit. The dovetail suggest the Keystone symbols of Pennsylvania (The Keystone State) and also idicated the mission of coordinated support. The Torii Gate is for the Korean War service, the partition of the shield symbolises the 38th Parallel taht divide the Korean Peninsula. The Althea blossom, taken from the Flag of the President of the Republic of Korea indicates the two Republic of Korea Presidental Unit Citations and the eight battle honours awarded for the Korean War.
The arms were approved originally for the 228th Supply and Transport Battalion on 1 November 1967. It was redesignated on 27 March 1992 for the 228th Support Battalion, with blazon and symbolized revised. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved on 5 April 1968 for the 228th Supplu and Transportation Battalion. It was redesignated on 27 March 1992 for the 228th Support Battalion, with blazon and symbolized revised.
Literature: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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