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403D CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Vert, a rolled scroll and sword saltirewise Argent, overall a torch of the like. Arced around sides and top of the shield a Purple scroll inscribed "TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS" in silver.

Symbolism
Purple and white are the colors associated with Civil Affairs organizations. Black, red, green and white are the Kuwaiti National colors and commemorate the unit's Southwest Asia campaign participation credit. The torch, scroll and sword are adapted from the insignia of branch for Civil Affairs and represent the civil and military aspects of the organization's mission.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 May 1993.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Tierced in pairle Sable, Gules and Vert, a rolled scroll and sword saltirewise Argent, overall a torch of the like.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Sable, 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.

Motto

TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS.

Symbolism
The colors of the shield are the Kuwaiti National colors and commemorate the unit's Southwest Asia campaign participation credit. The torch, scroll and sword are adapted from the insignia of branch for Civil Affairs and represent the civil and military aspects of the organization's mission.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 26 May 1993.





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