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718TH 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: Per fess Or and Gules (Brick Red) in chief between four torteaux two over two a Lorraine Cross Azure; in base a diesel locomotive of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "SERVITIUM OMNIA VINCIT" in Black letters.

Symbolism
Brick red and golden yellow are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. The division of the shield into two parts alludes to the dual function of the Transportation Corps, supply and service. The diesel locomotive refers to railway operating, the mission of the unit. The Lorraine Cross represents service in World War I. The four torteaux, symbolic of railroad signal lights, commemorate the four battle honors and the Meritorious Unit Commendation awarded the Battalion for service in World War II. The motto translates to "Service Conquers All."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 20 October 1960.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per fess Or and Gules (Brick Red) in chief between four torteaux two over two a Lorraine Cross Azure; in base a diesel locomotive of the first.

Crest

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

SERVITIUM OMNIA VINCIT (Service Conquers All).

Symbolism

Shield

Brick red and golden yellow are the colors used for the Transportation Corps. The division of the shield into two parts alludes to the dual function of the Transportation Corps, supply and service. The diesel locomotive refers to railway operating, the mission of the unit. The Lorraine Cross represents service in World War I. The four torteaux, symbolic of railroad signal lights, commemorate the four battle honors and the Meritorious Unit Commendation awarded the Battalion for service in World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved on 20 October 1960. It was rescinded (cancelled) on 4 December 1964. The insignia was reinstated on 19 February 1999.





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