426 Civil Affairs Battalion

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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale point in point indented Purpure and Argent, a torch Or enflamed Gules. Attached below the shield a tripartite Purple scroll doubled and inscribed "EXCEEDING THE STANDARD" in gold.

Symbolism

Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs. Gold reflects excellence and high ideals; red is indicative of courage, vitality and zeal. The torch signifies guidance, leadership, and knowledge while underscoring the unit's motto, "EXCEEDING THE STANDARD."

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 15 Apr 1993.

Coat Of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Per pale point in point indented Purpure and Argent, a torch Or enflamed Gules.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, 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

EXCEEDING THE STANDARD

Symbolism

Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs. Gold reflects excellence and high ideals; red is indicative of courage, vitality and zeal. The torch signifies guidance, leadership, and knowledge while underscoring the unit's motto, "EXCEEDING THE STANDARD."

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 15 Apr 1993.