426 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: Per
pale point in point indented Purpure and Argent, a torch
Or enflamed Gules. Attached below the shield a
tripartite Purple scroll doubled and inscribed "EXCEEDING
THE STANDARD" in gold.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated
with Civil Affairs. Gold reflects excellence and high
ideals; red is indicative of courage, vitality and zeal.
The torch signifies guidance, leadership, and knowledge
while underscoring the unit's motto, "EXCEEDING THE
STANDARD."
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 15 Apr 1993.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Per pale point in point indented Purpure and
Argent, a torch Or enflamed 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:
EXCEEDING THE STANDARD.
- Symbolism:
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated
with Civil Affairs. Gold reflects excellence and high
ideals; red is indicative of courage, vitality and zeal.
The torch signifies guidance, leadership, and knowledge
while underscoring the unit's motto, "EXCEEDING THE
STANDARD."
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 15 Apr 1993.
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