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327TH 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: Vert, two fasces in fess Or. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "SAFETY AND SECURITY" in Green letters.

Symbolism
The colors are green and gold for Military Police. Fasces, first carried by the lictors of the consuls of the Roman Republic as a symbol of duly constituted authority, are considered particularly appropriate for use by the Military Police organizations. They represent the World War II battle honors of Rome-Arno and Naples-Foggia as well as the Battalion's function of maintaining law and order.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 7 April 1953.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Vert, two fasces on fess Or. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Vert, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts. SAFETY AND SECURITY.

Symbolism
The colors are green and gold for Military Police. Fasces, first carried by the lictors of the consuls of the Roman Republic as a symbol of duly constituted authority, are considered particularly appropriate for use by the Military Police organizations. They represent the World War II battle honors of Rome-Arno and Naples-Foggia as well as the Battalion's function of maintaining law and order. The crest is that of U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 327th Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve on 7 April 1953. It was cancelled on 23 May 1972. The coat of arms was reinstated for the 327th Military Police Battalion on 12 February 1997.





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