Minnesota Army National Guard
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86
cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess
wavy Azure and barry wavy of four Argent and of the
first, in chief a mullet Or.
- Symbolism: The
shield is in two colors, blue and white, the colors of
the Minnesota State flag. The white appears in two wavy
bars across the lower half of the shield, symbolizing
water, as the name "Minnesota" is said to be
derived from the Sioux Indian language as meaning "water
tinted like the sky" or "sky-tinted water."
A gold star in the upper half of the shield symbolizes
the North Star, as Minnesota is widely known as the
North Star State.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
State Staff and Detachment, Minnesota National Guard on
11 September 1933. It was redesignated for Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units
of the Minnesota Army National Guard on 24 February
1969. The insignia was redesignated effective 24
February 1983, for Headquarters, State Area Command,
Minnesota Army National Guard.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: A
blue shield edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border
2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) in height and 2 1/8 inches (5.40
cm) in width overall, charged at upper center with a
white star emitting seven white rays chevronwise to base
terminating above a white engrailed horizontal line.
- Symbolism: The
shield is in two colors, blue and white, the colors of
the Minnesota State flag. The white appears as a border
around a sky-blue shield and a star in the upper half of
the shield, rays emanating from the star, with a wavy
bar across the lower half of the shield. The star
symbolizes the North Star, as Minnesota is widely known
as the "North Star State," with the motto "L'Etoile
du Nord" incorporated in the State flag and the
State seal. The white wavy bar across the lower half of
the shield symbolizes water, as Minnesota is known as
the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," and the name
Minnesota is said to be derived from the Sioux Indian
language and to mean "water tinted like the sky,"
or "sky-tinted water."
- Background: The
shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Minnesota Army
National Guard on 23 April 1970. It was redesignated
with description amended on 30 December 1983, for
Headquarters, State Area Command, Minnesota Army
National Guard.
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Crest
for Coat of Arms
- Description:
That for regiments and separate battalions of the
Minnesota Army National Guard: From a wreath of colors,
a sheaf of wheat Proper.
- Symbolism:
Wheat is a great element of wealth in the State.
- Background: The
crest for color bearing organizations of the State of
Minnesota was approved on 12 May 1924.
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