4 Psychological Operations Group
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel insignia 1 3/16 inches
(3.02cm) in height consisting of an open wreath of gold
bamboo leaves surmounted by a quatrefoil divided into
three vertical segments, gray, white and black, issuing
diagonally from the lower right part thereof toward the
upper left three gold lightning flashes; all above a
gold scroll lined with red and inscribed "Verbum
Vincet" in red letters.
- Symbolism: The
design is in the shape of a quatrefoil as the number
four is symbolic of the measuring intelligence, an
essential ingredient of psychological operations. The
four lobes also allude to the numerical designation of
the Group and to the current number of its subordinates.
The gray, white and black segments of the quatrefoil
represent the three types of propaganda, half-truth,
truth and untruth, as determined by origin. The
lightning flashes represent the three main types of
media utilized by the Group in propaganda dissemination
– audio, visual and face-to-face persuasion. The
gold and red colors of the scroll and motto are from the
flag of the Republic of Vietnam. Those colors and the
wreath of bamboo commemorate the Group’s activation
and service in Vietnam.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 13 Aug 1968.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description:
N/A
- Symbolism: N/A
- Background: N/A
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