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411TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in width overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Argent, a pile Purpure bearing a torch Or, overall two scimitars saltirewise of the like. Attached around the sides and base of the shield a red scroll inscribed "ASSISTANCE VICTORY PEACE" in gold.

Symbolism
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs units. The torch represents leadership and guidance. The swords recall the unit's baptism of fire during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 15 Mar 1993.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent, a pile Purpure bearing a torch Or, overall two scimitars saltirewise of the like, grips Gules.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, Argent and Purpure, 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

ASSISTANCE, VICTORY, PEACE.

Symbolism
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs units. The torch represents leadership and guidance. The swords recall the baptism of fire during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 15 Mar 1993.





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