203D MILITARY POLICE BATTALION
Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Argent, a saltire Gules between two mullets fesswise Vert, a sword palewise Or with a grip of the third. Attached to the bottom of the shield, following its contours is a stylized "V" Green scroll inscribed "ENFORCERS" and "OF FREEDOM" in Gold letters.


Symbolism

Green and yellow are the colors associated with the Military Police Corps. The motto "Enforcers of Freedom" emphasizes the desire of the Military Police Soldiers to compel observance of or obedience to freedom wherever it takes them. The saltire, drawn from the Cross of St. Andrew, is scarlet on a white field which represents purity and sacrifice. The two stars represent the Military Police Corps missions to uphold the law and keep order. The sword represents the military preparedness of the War Fighter


Background

The coat of arms was approved on 14 December 2006.  The symbolism was amended 13 July 2023.





Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Argent, a saltire Gules between two mullets fesswise Vert, a sword palewise Or with a grip of the third. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Alabama Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, a slip of cotton plant with full bursting boll Proper. ENFORCERS OF FREEDOM.

Symbolism

Green and yellow are the colors associated with the Military Police Corps. The motto "Enforcers of Freedom" emphasizes the desire of the Military Police Soldiers to compel observance of or obedience to freedom wherever it takes them. The saltire, drawn from the Cross of St. Andrew, is scarlet on a white field which represents purity and sacrifice. The two stars represent the Military Police Corps missions to uphold the law and keep order. The sword represents the military preparedness of the War Fighter.

The crest is that of the Alabama Army National Guard.


Background

The coat of arms was approved on 14 December 2006.  The symbolism was amended 13 July 2023.






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