63D REGIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia


Description/Blazon
On a pear-shaped olive drab background 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in width and 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in length a scarlet flame of five rays superimposed by a gold sword in pale charged with a scarlet drop.

Symbolism
The design was inspired by a statement of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the 1943 Casablanca Conference that the "enemy would bleed and burn in expiation of their crimes against humanity.

Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 63d Infantry Division on 27 March 1943. It was authorized for the 63d U.S. Army Reserve Command on 22 April 1968. It was reassigned and authorized effective 16 April 1996, for the U.S. Army 63d Regional Support Command. The insignia was redesignated effective 16 July 2003, for the U.S. Army 63d Regional Readiness Command. It was redesignated effective 17 September 2008, for the 63d Regional Support Command and amended to add a symbolism.




Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 (3.02 cm) in diameter consisting of a silver chevron on a red background bearing seven blue wavy vertical bands; in base a black embattled area with two merlons; encircling all, a continuous silver scroll of four folds inscribed on the upper three folds, "PRIDE" "HONOR" "SERVICE" in black letters. Overall, a yellow vertical sword, the tip charged with a scarlet drop.

Symbolism
The elements of the design reflect the history of the 63d Infantry Division. The silver chevron simulates a spearhead and is indicative of the aggressiveness displayed by the 63d Infantry Division during the crossing of seven European rivers--the Saar, Rhine, Neckar, Jagst, Kocker, Rems, and Danube--during World War II. The rivers are represented by the seven blue wavy bands. The breaching of the Siegfried line at St. Ingbert and Hassell is symbolized by the two black merlons of the embattled area surmounted by the yellow sword with the scarlet drop taken from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the organization.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 63d U.S. Army Reserve Command on 8 May 1970. It was reassigned and authorized effective 16 April 1996, for the U.S. Army 63d Regional Support Command. The insignia was redesignated for the U.S. Army Regional Readiness Command effective 16 July 2003. It was redesignated effective 17 September 2008, for the 63d Regional Support Command.





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