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717TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules (Brick Red) on a pile Or a pellet charged with a fleur-de-lis of the second. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "PLAISE A DIEU" in Black letters.

Symbolism
Brick red and yellow are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. The pile refers to the spikes used on railroads for securing rails to ties. The pellet alludes to a wheel; together with the pile it represents the mission of the unit. The fleur-de-lis represents service in Europe during World War I and World War II. The motto translates to "God Willing, We Will."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 27 June 1967.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules (Brick Red) on a pile Or a pellet charged with a fleur-de-lis of the second.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules (Brick Red), 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

PLAISE A DIEU (God Willing, We Will).

Symbolism

Shield

Brick red and yellow are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. The pile refers to the spikes used on railroads for securing rails to ties. The pellet alludes to a wheel; together with the pile it represents the mission of the unit. The fleur-de-lis represents service in Europe during World War I and World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 27 June 1967.





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