278 Armored Cavalry
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Unit
Insignia
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: On
a disc 2 5/8 inches (6.67cm) in diameter a white-edged
blue triskelion with lower leg vertical between three
white five-pointed stars on a green background all
inclosed by a 1/8 inch (.32cm) white border.
- Symbolism: The
green background with three stars refers to the hickory
tree crest of the Tennessee ARNG. The wavy blue
three-armed partition represents the coming together of
the Holston and the French Broad Rivers to form the
beginning of the Tennessee River in Knoxville, where the
regiment's headquarters is located.
- Background: The
shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the
278th Infantry Brigade on 19 Mar 1974. It was
redesignated for the 278th Armored Cavalry on 19 Aug
1977.
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