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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Or, on a chevron gules above an imperial Chinese dragon of the like armed azure three mullets argent, on a chief of the second<br> | |||
two pallets of the fourth an arrow in fess counterchanged<br> | |||
Crest: Out of a mural crownor masonede gules a garland the dexter branch cactus the sinister palm proper encircling a sun in splendor argent<br> | |||
Motto: Non cedo ferio (I yield not, I stike) | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Red is for Artillery. The Chief alludes to the Campaign Streamer of the War of 1812, in which Companies of the Regiment participated.<br> | |||
The Arrow symbolises the Indian Wars. The Chevron and Stars symbolises service in the Civil War. The Number of Stars indicates the regimental Number.<br> | |||
Service in the China Relief Expeditionary Force in 1900. In which the Regiment served as Infantry. The Crest symbolises service during the Mexican War<br> | |||
and the Philippine Insurrection. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. | |||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||