Special Troops Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio Army National Guard
SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 37TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
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 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Per bend Gules and Azure issuing from chief four billets Argent, in sinister chief a mullet Or radiating to dexter base two lightning flashes of the third; overall on a bend of the last a tomahawk Sable below in chief a torteau fimbriated Argent.
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, a sheaf of seventeen arrows Argent bound by a sprig of buckeye (aesculus glabra) fructed Proper (two leaves with bursting burr).
Motto: Bow to none.
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description, A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Per bend Gules and Azure issuing from chief four billets Argent, in sinister chief a mullet Or radiating to dexter base two lightning flashes of the third; overall on a bend of the last a tomahawk Sable below in chief a torteau fimbriated Argent. Attached below the device a black tri-partite motto scroll inscribed "BOW TO NONE" in silver letters.
Origin/meaning
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, head of the Indian Inhabitants who first occupied the part of Ohio, where the Battalion now is stationed, is symbolised by the Star alluding to the meaning of his Name "Shooting Star" and the Pipe Tomahawk. The Later also symbolises the Warrior Spirit of the Battalion. The Communications and Electronic Warfare Capabilities of the Battalion is indicated by the Lightning Flashes. The Embattlements in the Chief symbolises the Engineer function of the Battalion. The Red Roundel refers both to the Flag of Ohio and the Insignia of the 37th "Buckeye" Division. The Motto is from a Speach held by Chief Tecumseh.
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 1 November 2007.
Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army
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