<< Combat Index home Combat Index Military Insignia US Army Insignia US Army Battalions 443 Civil Affairs Battalion 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 scroll and sword saltirewise Argent interlaced with a laurel wreath Vert tied with a ribband Gules. Arced at the top of the shield a purple scroll inscribed "COORDINATION" and at bottom of the shield a purple scroll doubled and inscribed "FOR SUCCESS" in silver. Symbolism: Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The scroll and sword depict the civil and military aspects of the unit's mission and are crossed to suggest strength. The laurel wreath is symbolic of achievement and reflects the unit's motto. Background: The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 Aug 1993. Coat of Arms Description: Shield: Purpure, a scroll and sword saltirewise Argent grip garnished Gules interlaced with a laurel wreath Vert tied with a ribband of the third. 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: COORDINATION FOR SUCCESS. Symbolism: Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The scroll and sword depict the civil and military aspects of the unit's mission and are crossed to suggest strength. The laurel wreath is symbolic of achievement and reflects the unit's motto. Background: The coat of arms was approved on 6 Aug 1993.