Category:170th Infantry Brigade Heraldry

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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

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Description

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  • A rectangle arched at the top and bottom 3 inches (7.32 cm) in height and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall divided per bend sinister Celeste (Bluebird) and Azure (Flag Blue), a scarpe Buff, overall a Black bayonet point up outlined Golden Yellow, in chief an arc of three mullets of the last; all with a Golden Yellow ⅛ inch (.32 cm) border.
  • Combat Service Identification Badge: A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.

Symbolism

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  1. The light and dark blues reflect the colors of the U.S. Infantry, past and present.
  2. The tan diagonal line represents the Defense of Saudi Arabia and Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, the unit’s most recent campaigns.
  3. Gold is emblematic of excellence and signifies the Infantry Brigade’s supporting combat arm, Armor.
  4. The three stars are for World War I, World War II, and Southwest Asia Campaigns and commemorate the participation credits the Brigade was awarded in these Theaters of Operation.
  5. The upright bayonet symbolizes the combat mission of the 170th Infantry Brigade and its status of being a forward deployed unit.

Background

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  1. The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 2009-10-16.
  2. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-994)

Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Description

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  1. A Gold color metal and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a Gold eight pointed star bearing a shield blazoned as follows: Celeste, between a polar bear rampant Proper and a Roman gate Or, a scarpe Gules fimbriated of the second.
  2. The shield is superimposed by a Black bayonet point up and encircled by a Dark Blue annulet inscribed with “STRENGTH HONOR DISCIPLINE” around the top and on either side of the bayonet’s grip which surmounts the annulet are three stars all Gold.

Symbolism

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  1. The eight pointed star, used widely in the Arabic states, signifies the Brigade’s campaign in Southwest Asia.
  2. The light and dark blues highlight the Infantry heritage.
  3. Gold is emblematic of excellence and high ideals.
  4. The annulet alludes to fidelity and stability.
  5. The bayonet with the shield highlights the combat mission of the Brigade and its status of being a forward deployed unit.
  6. The six stars on the annulet commemorate the number of campaigns the unit has participated in.
  7. The polar bear also commemorates the unit’s service in World War I, the Polar Bear Expedition, in Northern Russian.
  8. The stylized Roman gate honors the unit’s war service in the World War II Italian campaign and the taking of Rome.
  9. The red on the diagonal stripe is for valor and sacrifice of the warfighter.

Background

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  1. The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 2009-10-16.

Flag

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Description

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  • a. Size:
  1. Hoist: Three Feet.
  2. Fly: Four Feet.
  3. Piping: 2½”.
  4. Arms: 15 Inches High.
  • b. Organizational colors:
  1. Background: Two vertical stripes of equal width:
    1. First Stripe: National Flag Blue
    2. Second Stripe: Scarlet
  2. Arms: Shoulder Sleeve Insignia or its Number; Centered, Proper.
  3. Piping: White.
  4. Fringe: Yellow.

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