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DescriptionUS12CavRegtCOA.PNG | Wikipedia:12th Cavalry Regiment (United States)/12th Cavalry Regiment Coat of Arms | ||||
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Source | United States Army Institute of Heraldry | ||||
Author | US Army | ||||
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[edit]- Shield: Or, a cactus Vert.
- Crest: On a wreath Or and Vert, in front of a wreath of palm branches Proper and superimposed upon a Melanesian war club and a kampilan in saltire Gules, a sun in splendor of eight rays of the first, in chief issuant from a bar wavy Azure a Japanese torii of the fourth enclosing a horseshoe Sable nailed of the first.
- Motto: SEMPER PARATUS (Always Ready).
Symbolism
[edit]- Shield:
- The Regiment was organized at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1901, and spent its first two years at that post.
- The cactus shows the birthplace of this Regiment, as well as its service on the Mexican border.
- Crest:
- The palm branches represent two Distinguished Unit Streamers awarded the unit for campaigns on Leyte.
- The sun, adapted from the arms of the Philippines, denotes award of the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
- The kampilan, a weapon of the Moros, is for early tours of duty during the Philippine Insurrection and the war club represents service in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago where the 12th Cavalry also fought.
- The unit's claim that one of its enlisted men was the first to enter Tokyo is noted by the horseshoe (suggesting Cavalry) within the Japanese torii, or temple gateway.
Background
[edit]- The coat of arms was approved on 1921-01-14.
- It was amended to change the wording in the symbolism on 1960-06-28.
- The coat of arms was amended to add a crest on 1965-11-12.
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current | 06:48, 6 November 2005 | 782 × 1,673 (126 KB) | CORNELIUSSEON (talk | contribs) | =Coat of Arms.= ==Blazon:== ===Shield:=== *Or, a cactus Vert. ===Crest:=== On a wreath Or and Vert, in front of a wreath of palm branches Proper and superimposed upon a Melanesian war club and a kampilan in saltire Gules, a sun in splendor of eight ra |
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