US Army Dental Activity West Point
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| English | Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a Greek cross divided in half horizontally with dark blue above and grey below, charged at center with a small maroon cross interlaced with a white annulet and a white vertical bar on the vertical arm of the cross; and issuing saltirewise between the upper angles of the cross two silver demi-caducei their lower ends issuing in the lower angles of the cross and terminating above a maroon scroll with the silver reverse and the inscription "SERVICE TO THE CORPS" in silver letters. |
Origin/meaning
Maroon and white (silver) are the colors used for the Dental Corps. The cross divided with the colors of the Military Academy over two caducei in saltire, symbolic of healing, exemplify the unit's dental service to the Corps of Cadets. The maroon cross entwined by a white annulet connotes the Dental Corps' continual struggle against disease and decay. The white vertical bar alludes to the long and close association of the Army Medical Department with the Academy which dates from 1802.
The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 26 September 1980.
Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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