65 Engineer Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86
cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:
Per fess dancetté of four Argent and Gules in
base a bayonet fesswise of the first, a chief tierced
per fess of the like, the second and Azure. Attached
below the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed "FIRST
IN LAST OUT" in Red letters.
- Symbolism: Red
and white are the colors for the Corps of Engineers. The
four red points represent the battle honors awarded the
unit for service during World War II; they also
represent the teeth of a saw, an item of Engineer
equipment, which is used with the bayonet to indicate
the engineering-combat function of the Battalion. The
three stripes at the top simulate the stripes in the
Flag of the Territory of Hawaii, where the organization
was activated. They also allude to the Meritorious Unit,
Philippine Presidential and Korean Republic Presidential
citations awarded the Battalion; the blue stripe
symbolizes service in Korea.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on 18 October
1954.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Per fess dancetté of four Argent and
Gules in base a bayonet fesswise of the first, a chief
tierced per fess of the like, the second and Azure.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a
delta formed by a wavy band Azure bearing a narrow band
of the first above the horns of a water buffalo Proper,
and issuant from within the inner horizontal base and
surmounting the upper area three stylized stalks of rice
Or. Motto: FIRST IN - LAST OUT.
- Symbolism:
Shield: Red and white are the colors for the Corps of
Engineers. The four red points represent the battle
honors awarded the unit for service during World War II;
they also represent the teeth of a saw, an item of
Engineer equipment, which is used with the bayonet to
indicate the engineering-combat function of the
Battalion. The three stripes at the top simulate the
stripes in the Flag of the Territory of Hawaii, where
the organization was activated. They also allude to the
Meritorious Unit, Philippine Presidential and Korean
Republic Presidential citations awarded the Battalion;
the blue stripe symbolizes service in Korea. Crest:
Service in the Philippines, WWII and in the Korean War
is referred to by the horns of the water buffalo, which
is indigenous to those areas. The rice stalks allude to
service in Vietnam, the three stalks referring to the
three decorations: the Meritorious Unit Commendation,
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the
Vietnamese Civil Actions Medal awarded the Battalion.
The blue water symbol alludes to the waters of the
Pacific, the Battalion's home area.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 18 October 1954. It was
amended to add a crest on 24 September 1973.
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