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678TH PERSONNEL SERVICES BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a quill Argent and a lightning flash saltirewise Gules fimbriated of the second. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed "RAISING THE STANDARD" in Silver.

Symbolism
Dark blue and scarlet are the colors associated with Personnel Services units. The flash denotes speed in service while maintaining the standards noted in the motto. The quill stands for administrative excellence. Scarlet stands for courage and sacrifice, white for integrity.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 August 1995.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a quill Argent and a lightning flash saltirewise Gules fimbriated of the second.

Crest

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

RAISING THE STANDARD.

Symbolism

Shield

Dark blue and scarlet are the colors associated with Personnel Services units. The flash denotes speed in service while maintaining the standards noted in the motto. The quill stands for administrative excellence. Scarlet stands for courage and sacrifice, white for integrity.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 8 August 1995.





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