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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Purpure, a sun in splendor Or superimposed by a torteau, overall issuing from base a partially sheathed demi-sword Sable.<br> | |||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Purpure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, Sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.<br> | |||
Motto: BRINGING ORDER TO CHAOS. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Purpure, a sun in splendor Or superimposed by a torteau, overall issuing from base a partially sheathed demi-sword Sable. Attached above the shield a purple scroll inscribed "BRINGING" and attached below the shield a purple scroll inscribed "ORDER TO CHAOS," all in gold letters. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Purple is a color traditionally associated with Civil Affairs units. The sun and red disc reflect the unit's service and baptism of fire in Southwest Asia. The partially sheathed sword is symbolic of the transition from military to civilian government and the Battalion's mission. | |||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 15 October 1993. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1993]] | |||