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206TH CHEMICAL BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a pile Or, thereon a wyvern rising Gules, incensed Proper, between in dexter base a horse head Or, couped and reversed, in sinister base a key bendwise sinister wards upwards and a pick axe saltirewise of the last. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "FLAMMA FUMO EST PROXIMIA" in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Cobalt blue and golden yellow are the colors associated with the Army Chemical Corps. The gold pile is symbolic of the impact of chemical warfare on military options. The red dragon (wyvern) is a fire-breathing mystical creature of strength and power. In red, it represents the lineage with the Engineers and current affiliations with the Chemical Corps. The fire and smoke symbolize the fire and destruction of chemical warfare and underscore a play on the unit's motto "Flamma Fumo Est Proxima" meaning "Fire Follows Smoke." The horse head represents heritage with the state of Kentucky and faces the pick which signifies lineage with Engineers and is crossed with the key which denotes lineage with the 38th Military Police Company during World War II.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 28 September 2004.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a pile Or, thereon a wyvern rising Gules, incensed Proper, between in dexter base a horse head Or, couped and reversed, in sinister base a key bendwise sinister wards upwards and a pick axe saltirewise of the last.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Kentucky Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Azure, within a garland trumpet vine clasped hands clothed at the wrists all Proper.

Motto

FLAMMA FUMO EST PROXIMA (Fire Follows Smoke).

Symbolism

Shield

Cobalt blue and golden yellow are the colors associated with the Army Chemical Corps. The gold pile is symbolic of the impact of chemical warfare on military options. The red dragon (wyvern) is a fire-breathing mystical creature of strength and power. In red, it represents the lineage with the Engineers and current affiliations with the Chemical Corps. The fire and smoke symbolize the fire and destruction of chemical warfare and underscore a play on the unit's motto "Flamma Fumo Est Proxima" meaning "Fire Follows Smoke." The horse head represents heritage with the state of Kentucky and faces the pick which signifies lineage with Engineers and is crossed with the key which denotes lineage with the 38th Military Police Company during World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the Kentucky Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 28 September 2004.





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