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478TH 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: Argent, on a pale potenty Purpure a sword of the first, grip Gules enfiling a rolled parchment Argent garnished Gules. Attached below the shield a purple scroll inscribed "SUPPORTING THE VICTORY" in silver.

Symbolism
The colors purple and white are traditionally associated with Civil Affairs units. The sword and scroll are derived from the Civil Affairs insignia of branch and represent the military and civil functions of the unit. The interlocked sections of the pale potenty symbolize the process of transition and transfer of functions and the mission of the Battalion. Red stands for courage and resolution.

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




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent, on a pale potenty Purpure a sword of the first, grip Gules enfiling a rolled parchment Proper Argent garnished with a seal and ribbon Gules.

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

SUPPORTING THE VICTORY.

Symbolism
The colors purple and white are traditionally associated with Civil Affairs units. The sword and scroll are derived from the Civil Affairs insignia of branch and represent the military and civil functions of the unit. The interlocked sections of the pale potenty symbolize the process of transition and transfer of functions and the mission of the Battalion. Red stands for courage and resolution.

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





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