411 Civil Affairs Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm)
in width overall, consisting of a shield blazoned:
Argent, a pile Purpure bearing a torch Or, overall two
scimitars saltirewise of the like. Attached around the
sides and base of the shield a red scroll inscribed "ASSISTANCE
VICTORY PEACE" in gold.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated
with Civil Affairs units. The torch represents
leadership and guidance. The swords recall the unit's
baptism of fire during Operations Desert Shield and
Desert Storm.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 15 Mar 1993.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Blazon: Argent, a pile Purpure bearing a torch Or,
overall two scimitars saltirewise of the like, grips
Gules. Crest: That for the regiments and separate
battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the
colors, Argent and Purpure, 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: ASSISTANCE, VICTORY,
PEACE.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated
with Civil Affairs units. The torch represents
leadership and guidance. The swords recall the baptism
of fire during Operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 15 Mar 1993.
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