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Shield: Vert, five spearheads paleways in chevron or.<br> | Shield: Vert, five spearheads paleways in chevron or.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath or and vert, supported by two lions rampant sable lagued gules,<br> | Crest: On a wreath or and vert, supported by two lions rampant sable lagued gules,<br> | ||
a Korean gateway of teh alst with doors closed of the third scured by | a Korean gateway of teh alst with doors closed of the third scured by a bar with two holders of the first.<br> | ||
Motto: Strike swiftly | Motto: Strike swiftly | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Shield alludes to a Platoon of five Tanks entering combat in a flying wedge formation.The Two Lions alludes to Normady and Belgium where the Unit served during World War II.<br> | |||
The Korean Gateway symbolises the action of repulsing enemy's attempt to pierce the Pusan Perimeter at Taegu during the Korean War. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: | [[Literature]]: Army Lineage Series Armor-Cavalry Part I Regular Army and Army Reserve | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||