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| | |Blazon Shield Argent, two piles Gules issuant from dexter and sinister chief meeting in base point each charged with an escallop of the field. Crest That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, 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. Motto AU FORT DU COMBAT (In The Thick Of The Fight) | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shield Scarlet and white are the colors of the Corps of Engineers. The pile, an ancient heraldic symbol, represents the function of military Engineers. The two piles, each charged with an escallop, symbolize the organization’s participation in two campaigns in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. Crest The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve. The coat of arms was approved on 1 May 1956. | |||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]: Images and Information from Wikimedia Commons | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1956]] | |||