403 Civil Affairs Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches
(2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield
blazoned: Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Vert, a
rolled scroll and sword saltirewise Argent, overall a
torch of the like. Arced around sides and top of the
shield a Purple scroll inscribed "TO WIN HEARTS AND
MINDS" in silver.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors associated with Civil
Affairs organizations. Black, red, green and white are
the Kuwaiti National colors and commemorate the unit's
Southwest Asia campaign participation credit. The torch,
scroll and sword are adapted from the insignia of branch
for Civil Affairs and represent the civil and military
aspects of the organization's mission.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 May 1993.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Vert, a
rolled scroll and sword saltirewise Argent, overall a
torch of the like. Crest: That for the regiments and
separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath
Argent and Sable, 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: TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS.
- Symbolism: The
colors of the shield are the Kuwaiti National colors and
commemorate the unit's Southwest Asia campaign
participation credit. The torch, scroll and sword are
adapted from the insignia of branch for Civil Affairs
and represent the civil and military aspects of the
organization's mission.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 26 May 1993.
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