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443D CIVIL AFFAIR 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: Purpure, a scroll and sword saltirewise Argent interlaced with a laurel wreath Vert tied with a ribband Gules. Arced at the top of the shield a purple scroll inscribed "COORDINATION" and at bottom of the shield a purple scroll doubled and inscribed "FOR SUCCESS" in silver.

Symbolism
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The scroll and sword depict the civil and military aspects of the unit's mission and are crossed to suggest strength. The laurel wreath is symbolic of achievement and reflects the unit's motto.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 Aug 1993.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Purpure, a scroll and sword saltirewise Argent grip garnished Gules interlaced with a laurel wreath Vert tied with a ribband of the third.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath 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

COORDINATION FOR SUCCESS

Symbolism
Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs organizations. The scroll and sword depict the civil and military aspects of the unit's mission and are crossed to suggest strength. The laurel wreath is symbolic of achievement and reflects the unit's motto.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 6 Aug 1993.





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