14 Psychological Operations
Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold colored base metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches
(2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a gold sun
radiating fourteen tongues of flame and bearing two
black diamonds conjoined, surmounted by a white diamond,
those areas overlapping the black counterchanged gray;
all in front of a red disc 1 inch (2.54cm) in diameter.
- Symbolism: The
sun, emitting rays of light or information in the form
of tongues of fire, stands for the propaganda mission of
the Battalion. The flames are fourteen in number in
reference to the unit’s numerical designation. The
black and white diamonds represent the hard core of
facts held by the Battalion. The two diamonds in the
background allude to the participation of the
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the
Battalion in two campaigns during World War II. The
colors black, white and gray denote the three "degrees"
of propaganda used by Psychological Operations units.
The red background refers to warfare.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 15 Jun 1966.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Vert, two swords saltirewise Argent (Silver
Gray), blades as lightning flashes points to chief
surmounted by a sun Or, radiant of fourteen Gules,
fimbriated Yellow, charged with two fusils Sable,
surmounted by a fusil per saltire Argent and of the
second. Crest: That for the regiments and separate
battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and
Vert, 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:
VINCERE PERSUADENTES.
- Symbolism:
Shield: 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. Crest: The crest is that of the U. S. Army
Reserve.
- Background: The
coat of arms was originally authorized 26 Dec 1996. It
was amended on 30 Jan 1997 to change the motto.
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