418 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: Purpure, a lion rampant guardant Argent,
grasping in dexter paw a scimitar Or. Attached below the
shield a bipartite purple scroll inscribed, "PROUD
READY" in silver.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated
with Civil Affairs organizations. The rampant lion and
scimitar are symbolic of strength and courage and
reflect the Battalion's campaign participation in
Southwest Asia, while underscoring the unit's motto "Proud
Ready."
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 Mar 1993.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Purpure, a lion rampant guardant Argent, armed
and langued Gules, grasping in dexter paw a scimitar Or.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of
the Army Reserve: From a wreath 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: PROUD
READY.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated
with Civil Affairs organizations. The rampant lion and
scimitar are symbolic of strength and courage and
reflect the Battalion's campaign participation in
Southwest Asia, while underscoring the unit's motto "Proud
Ready."
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 8 Mar 1993.
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