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86TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules on a pile Or, between two lions rampant respecting each other of the last a shellburst Proper. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "HIC MURUS AHENEUS" in base metal.

Symbolism
The scarlet is for the Artillery. The gold pile is representative of the entering wedge driven into enemy territory by the fire of the organization, which is illustrated by the shellburst. The motto: "Hic Murus Aheneus" (This is a brazen wall), alludes to the "brazen wall formed by artillery barrage," (i.e., "curtain of fire").

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 251st Field Artillery Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 206th Field Artillery Battalion on 17 March 1947. It was redesignated for the 124th Artillery Regiment on 18 July 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 86th Artillery Regiment and amended to revise the symbolism on 2 October 1970. It was redesignated for the 86th Field Artillery Regiment on 11 July 1972.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules on a pile Or, between two lions rampant respecting each other of the last a shellburst Proper.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Vermont Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules a buck's head erased within a garland of pine all Proper.

Motto

HIC MURUS AHENEUS (This Is A Brazen Wall).

Symbolism

Shield

The scarlet is for the Artillery. The gold pile is representative of the entering wedge driven into enemy territory by the fire of the organization, which is illustrated by the shellburst. The motto: "Hic Murus Aheneus" (This is a brazen wall), alludes to the "brazen wall formed by artillery barrage," (i.e., "curtain of fire").

Crest

The crest is that of the Vermont Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 251st Field Artillery Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 206th Field Artillery Battalion with the addition of the Vermont Army National Guard crest on 17 March 1947. It was redesignated for the 124th Artillery Regiment on 18 July 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 86th Artillery Regiment and amended to revise the symbolism on 2 October 1970. It was redesignated for the 86th Field Artillery Regiment on 11 July 1972.





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