Utah Army National Guard
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in
height overall blazoned: On a wreath Or and Gules a bee
hive beset with seven bees all Proper.
- Symbolism: The
insignia is taken from the crest, which is the seal of
the State of Utah. As the territory was originally
within the Spanish possessions, the twists of the
heraldic wreath are yellow and red.
- Background: The
insignia was originally approved for State Staff and
State Detachment, Utah Army National Guard on 16
September 1939. It was redesignated on 31 December 1970,
for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and
noncolor bearing units of the Utah Army National Guard.
The distinctive unit insignia was redesignated effective
1 October 1982, for Headquarters, State Area Command,
Utah Army National Guard.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: On
a white disc with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) blue border 2 1/2
inches (6.35 cm) in diameter overall, a silhouette of
the State of Utah bearing a Mormon militiaman in white.
- Symbolism: The
militiaman represents a member of the Mormon battalion,
predecessor of the present day Utah Army National Guard.
Red, white and blue are our national colors.
- Background: The
first design was approved for Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment, Utah National Guard on 1
February 1956. It was amended to approve the insignia
for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and other
nondivisional units of the Utah National Guard. The
first design was rescinded (cancelled) and a second
design approved on 5 March 1964. The insignia was
redesignated for Headquarters, State Area Command, Utah
Army National Guard and the description amended on 30
December 1983. The third and current design of the
shoulder sleeve insignia was authorized on 10 October
1996.
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Crest
for Coat of Arms
- Description:
That for regiments and separate battalions of the Utah
Army National Guard: From a wreath of colors, a beehive
beset with seven bees, all Proper.
- Symbolism: The
crest is the seal of the State of Utah.
- Background: The
crest for color bearing organizations of the State of
Utah was approved on 20 February 1924.
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