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Revision as of 09:00, 15 October 2023
29TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, US ARMY
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Official blazon
Arms : Per fess Argent and Azure in chief on a mount issuant a mango tree proper in base saltirewise a bayonet and a bolo of the first hilted Or.
Crest : On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure en ancient lamp Or enflammed Gules
Motto: WE LEAD THE WAY.
Origin/meaning
White and blue are the previous and present Infantry colors. The mango tree, the crossed bolo of the Filipino, and the bayonet of the regiment represent service in the Philippine Insurrection. The Regiment's long association with the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, is indicated by the classic lamp of knowledge.
The arms were originally approved on 24 May, 1923. Literature: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons.