11TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, a pale Or surmounted by a pale of the first a column of the second, overall a balance yellow charge on each cup with a fleur-de-lis Azure on the left and an eagle Sable to the right.

Symbolism
Green and yellow are the colors traditionally used by Military Police units. The column suggests support and the strength to uphold the law. The scale recalls truth and justice. The fleur-de-lis and the heraldic eagle represent the unit's World War II campaigns. The two barrulets form an illusion of the numeral "11" reference to the unit designation.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 18 Aug 1998.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Vert, a column between two barrulets Or a scale of the like charged on the cups with a fleur-de-lis Azure and an eagle displayed Sable.

Crest

From a wreath Or and Vert two Palm fronds chevronwise reversed surmounted by a fasces Proper.

Motto

STRENGTH THROUGH TRUTH.

Symbolism
Green and yellow are the colors traditionally used by Military Police units. The column suggests support and the strength to uphold the law. The scale recalls truth and justice. The fleur-de-lis and the heraldic eagle represent the unit's World War II campaigns. The two barrulets form an illusion of the numeral "11" reference to the unit designation.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 18 Aug 1998.





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