File:104th Military Police Battalion COA.png

Description104th Military Police Battalion COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 104th Military Police Battalion, part of the New York Army National Guard.
Date	7 April 2006
Source	104th Military Police Battalion Coat of Arms
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

Description/Blazon

• Shield: Per bend Gules and Vert, a bend wavy Argent, to chief a taro leaf and fleur-de-lis in bend Or; issuing from base the silhouette of the Twin Towers Sable edged of the fourth; on a canton of the last a cross Gules surmounted by a saltire Azure.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New York Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, the full rigged ship "Half Moon" all Proper.
• Motto: VANGUARDS OF THE EMPIRE.

Symbolism

• Shield: The red portion of the shield represents the unit's role as a Field Artillery Battalion that went to the field for World War II and the Global War on Terrorism; the taro leaf represents Spanish-American War service in Hawaii, the fleur-de-lis for World War I and II in France. The green portion of the shield suggests the branch of the organization as Military Police. The black silhouette of the Twin Towers honors the unit's service members that served in the towers at the time of the attack; also, for the Battalion's members deployed to New York City to perform security at the site. The red cross of St. George and the saltire in the canton symbolize the Revolutionary War and Civil War services of the earlier component units. Red also alludes to Artillery.
• Crest: The crest is that of the New York Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 7 April 2006.

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