File:294th Infantry Regiment COA.png

Description294th Infantry Regiment COA.png	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 294th Infantry Regiment, part of the Guam Army National Guard.
Date	28 August 2013
Source	294th Infantry Regiment 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: Azure, four bendlets wavy Argent, a Guamanian slingstone voided of the field surmounted by a M-16A1 and a U.S. Navy 1917-pattern cutlass saltirewise point and muzzle up Or.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Guam Army National Guard: From a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a demi-sun Or bearing a stylized shield Gules, charged with a triton shell Proper, all superimposed by a triple-arch gateway of the Spanish Colonial Period, also Proper.
• Motto: MASEHA NGAI’AN YAN MANU (Anywhere Anytime).

Symbolism

• Shield: The wavy field is emblematic of the Pacific Ocean, home area of the unit.  The rifle represents the Infantry and combat readiness.  The cutlass commemorates the beginnings of the Guam National Guard in 1917, as the Navy-sponsored Guam Militia.  The slingstone is an established emblem of Guam.  Red, white and blue represent Guam’s colors.
• Crest: The crest is that of the Guam Army National Guard.

Background

The coat of arms was approved on 29 September 1993.  It was amended to correct the colors of the wreath on 28 August 2013.

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