425 Civil Affairs Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm)
in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:
Purpure, a bezant, issuing from base a demi-roundel
Celeste; overall a torii Gules the base surmounted by a
palm frond and a quill saltirewise Or. Attached below
the shield a red scroll inscribed "WIN THE PEACE"
in gold.
- Symbolism:
Purple is the primary color used by Civil Affairs units.
The disc, representing a globe, is adapted from the
Civil Affairs insignia of branch and symbolizes unit
readiness worldwide. The torii stands for mission
operations in Korea. The battalion's secondary mission
in the Far East and unit associations with Hawaii and
Santa Barbara are recalled by gold the disc, symbolizing
the sun. The quill refers to the Civil Affairs mission
and denotes administrative excellence. The palm frond
alludes again to the unit's secondary mission. Gold
stands for excellence, red for courage and sacrifice,
blue for unit capabilities worldwide.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 13 Oct 1995.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Purpure, a bezant, issuing from base a
demi-roundel Celeste; overall a torii Gules the base
surmounted by a palm frond and a quill saltirewise Or.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of
the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or 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: WIN
THE PEACE.
- Symbolism:
Shield: Purple is the primary color used by Civil
Affairs units. The disc, representing a globe, is
adapted from the Civil Affairs insignia of branch and
symbolizes unit readiness worldwide. The torii stands
for mission operations in Korea. The battalion's
secondary mission in the Far East and unit associations
with Hawaii and Santa Barbara are recalled by gold the
disc, symbolizing the sun. The quill refers to the Civil
Affairs mission and denotes administrative excellence.
The palm frond alludes again to the unit's secondary
mission. Gold stands for excellence, red for courage and
sacrifice, blue for unit capabilities worldwide. Crest:
The crest is that of U.S. Army Reserve.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved 13 Oct 1995.
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