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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Bottle green and silver gray are the colors associated with Psychological Operations units. The two swords with lightning flashes as blades indicate the unit's two campaign credits for World War II, Rhineland and Ardennes-Alsace. The rays of the sun are fourteen, alluding to the organization's designation, and indicate the propaganda function of the unit. The fusils are black and white with gray at the overlap and represent the three degrees of propaganda: truth, falsehood, and areas in between. The red tongues of fire from the sun symbolize the need for Psychological Operations activities during conflict and allude to the battalion's Meritorious Unit Commendation awarded for action in the Pacific theater, 1968-1970. | |||
The coat of arms was originally aapproved on 26 December 1996. It was amended on 30 January 1997 to change the motto. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 15 June 1966. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Image from http://www.milbadges.com/ | [[Literature]]: Image from http://www.milbadges.com/ | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1966]] | |||
[[Category: Granted 1996]] | |||