32 Infantry Brigade
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches
(3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a gold
Philippine sunburst surmounted by two gold handled
bayonets with white enamel blades chevronwise above a
blue enamel fleur-de-lis, at base, between the bayonet
grips a semi-circular blue enamel scroll inscribed "FORWARD"
in gold letters.
- Symbolism: The
fleur-de-lis represents the unit's four campaigns in
Europe during World War I. The Philippine sunburst
symbolizes the organization's four campaigns in the
Pacific and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
during World War II. The color blue is used to represent
the unit's two United States Presidential Unit
Citations, World War II. The color blue with the
bayonets also alludes to Infantry.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 Oct 1976.
The insignia was cancelled on 1 April 1998. It was
reinstated with the description updated, effective 1
September 2003.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: On
a green rectangle 1-5/8 inches (4.13cm) in width and
3-5/8 inches (9.21cm) in height, a red arrow 3 1/4
inches (8.26cm) in length "having shot through a
line," the line being 1 1/4 inches (3.18cm) in
width.
- Symbolism: The
arrow with the line was chosen by the 32d Division
predecessor of the 32d Infantry Brigade, during World
War I because the division "shot through every line
the Boche put before them."
- Background: The
shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the
32d Division on 11 Nov 1918. It was redesignated for the
32d Infantry Division on 24 Jul 1964. The insignia was
redesignated to Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
32d Infantry Brigade on 17 May 1968. On 19 Feb 1969 it
was amended to delete the words "Headquarters and
Headquarters Company. On 18 Mar 1986 the shoulder sleeve
insignia was updated to supplement the description and
to add the symbolism. The insignia was cancelled on 1
April 1998. It was reinstated with the description
updated, effective 1 September 2003.
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