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English: 779th Engineer Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia |
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Source | US Army Institute of Heraldry | ||||
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English: United States Army |
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[edit]- Description[1]:
- A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall blazoned as follows: Gules, a castle of three towers conjoined Argent (Silver Gray), masoned Sable, the centre tower larger and bearing an escutcheon Tenné emitting flames from dexter and sinister of the first, charged with a barrulet surmounted by a pallet of the second, in dexter chief a mullet of seven of the last.
- Attached below a Black scroll inscribed “JUSTITIUM TENE NIHIL TIMEO” in Silver.
Symbolism
[edit]- Scarlet is the color traditionally associated with Engineer units.
- The masoned castle indicates the unit’s affiliation to the Engineer branch.
- The orange shield denotes the Battalion headquarters, alluding to the 779th Engineer Battalion’s lineage as a Signal unit.
- The barrulet suggests the horizontal construction company; the pallet refers to the vertical construction company.
- The white seven-pointed star, as displayed on the flag of Australia, alludes to the unit’s activation during World War II in that country.
- The flames represent the sapper company within the Battalion.
- The motto translates to “Do Right, Fear Nothing.”
Background
[edit]- The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 2009-01-13.
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- ↑ The 779th Engineer Battalion is a unit of the Florida Army National Guard.
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