Category:2nd Infantry Regiment heraldry
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Coat of Arms[edit]
Blazon[edit]
- Shield: Or on a saltire Azure between in fess a cross pattée and a five-bastioned fort Gules and in base a giant cactus Vert, two arrows in a quiver Proper crossed with a bolo Argent hilted Sable.
- Crest: On a wreath of the colors a lion passant guardant Or.
- Motto: NOLI ME TANGERE (Don't Tread on Me).
Symbolism[edit]
- Service in the Civil War is shown by the blue cross from the Confederate flag and the red cross pattée, the badge of the 18th Division, V Corps, in which the regiment served during the greater part of that war.
- Service in the Mexican War is shown by the cactus; in the War with Spain by the five-bastioned fort, the badge of the V Corps in Cuba.
- The Indian campaigns of the regiment are shown by the arrows and quiver, and the bolo is for service in the Philippine Insurrection.
- The lion represents the Canadian campaigns of the War of 1812.
Background[edit]
- The coat of arms was approved on 1921-06-06.
Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]
Description[edit]
- A Gold color metal and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, on a saltire Azure between in fess a cross pattée and a five-bastioned fort Gules and in base a giant cactus Vert, two arrows in a quiver Proper crossed with a bolo Argent hilted Sable.
- Attached below the shield is a Blue scroll inscribed "NOLI ME TANGERE" in Gold letters.
Symbolism[edit]
- Service in the Civil War is shown by the blue cross from the Confederate flag and the red cross pattée, the badge of the 18th Division, V Corps, in which the regiment served during the greater part of that war.
- Service in the Mexican War is shown by the cactus; in the War with Spain by the five-bastioned fort, the badge of the V Corps in Cuba.
- The Indian campaigns of the regiment are shown by the arrows and quiver, and the bolo is for service in the Philippine Insurrection.
Background[edit]
- The first design for the distinctive unit insignia of the 2nd Infantry Regiment was approved on 1920-02-20.
- That design was cancelled and the present design authorized for the regiment on 1936-06-19.
Flag[edit]
Description[edit]
- Size:
- Hoist: Three Feet.
- Fly: Four Feet.
- Organizational colors:
- Background: National flag blue
- Fringe: Yellow.
- Letters and Numbers: National Flag Blue
- Scrolls: Yellow
- Arms:
- The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon, in Proper Colors.
- In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors.
- Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto.
- Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization.
- On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the crest is above the eagle’s head.
Media in category "2nd Infantry Regiment heraldry"
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- Infantry Unit heraldry of the United States Army
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