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724TH 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:  Or, a pale Vert, overall a sword palewise Or garnished Sable supporting a scale with two pans Sable.  Attached below the shield a tripartite Black scroll inscribed "HONOR COMMITMENT JUSTICE" in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Green and yellow/gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Military Police Corps.  Black denotes strength and stability.  The upright sword is a symbol of vigilance, security and military preparedness.  It supports a scale representing justice and law enforcement.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 May 1992.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon
Or, a pale Vert, overall a sword palewise Or garnished Sable supporting a scale with two pans Sable. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve:  On a wreath of the colors, 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. HONOR COMMITMENT JUSTICE.

Symbolism
Green and yellow are the colors traditionally associated with the Military Police Corps.  Black denotes strength and stability.  The upright sword is a symbol of vigilance, security and military preparedness.  It supports a scale representing justice and law enforcement. The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 21 May 1992.





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