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29TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 13/32 inches (3.57cm) in height overall consisting of the shield, crest and motto of the coat of arms. Attached below the shield is a white scroll inscribed "WE LEAD THE WAY" in gold letters.

Symbolism
Same as the coat of arms.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 28 Jul 1924. It was amended on 31 Jan 1939 to add the crest.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per fess Argent and Azure in chief on a mount issuant a mango tree proper in base saltirewise a bayonet and a bolo of the first hilted Or.

Crest

On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure a lamp of knowledge Or flamed Gules.

Motto

WE LEAD THE WAY.

Symbolism

Shield

White and blue are the previous and present Infantry colors. The mango tree, the crossed bolo of the Filipino, and the bayonet of the regiment represent service in the Philippine Insurrection.

Crest

The Regiment's long association with the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, is indicated by the classic lamp of knowledge.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 24 May 1923.





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