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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a maroon cross bearing a silver staff entwined by a light green serpent between and interlaced by two green pine trees and all in front of a silver mountain peak with white snow cap.

Symbolism
The colors maroon and white/silver are traditionally associated with the Army Medical Corps. Green denotes hope, good health and growth. A cross denotes medical care and healing. The staff and serpent are adapted from the Staff of Aesculapius, the mythological god of medicine.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 4 Nov 1987.





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