418 Civil Affairs Battalion

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Distinctive 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 lion rampant guardant Argent, grasping in dexter paw a scimitar Or. Attached below the shield a bipartite purple scroll inscribed, "PROUD READY" in silver.

Symbolism

Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The rampant lion and scimitar are symbolic of strength and courage and reflect the Battalion's campaign participation in Southwest Asia, while underscoring the unit's motto "Proud Ready."

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 Mar 1993.

Coat Of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Purpure, a lion rampant guardant Argent, armed and langued Gules, grasping in dexter paw a scimitar Or.

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

PROUD READY

Symbolism

Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The rampant lion and scimitar are symbolic of strength and courage and reflect the Battalion's campaign participation in Southwest Asia, while underscoring the unit's motto "Proud Ready."

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 8 Mar 1993.