69TH ENGINEER BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief, a torii and in base a falcons leg erased counterchanged, armed Azure and jessed Sable.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed BUILDERS FOR PEACE in Black letters.

Symbolism
Scarlet and white are for the Corps of Engineers.  The falcons leg, alluding to Aviation, and the torii, a symbol of support, refer to the units former function of aviation support.  The torii is a type of gateway widely used in the Orient.  The two posts represent pillars of the universe and the horizontal bar is for the sky.  It stands for the Battalions participation in the campaigns for the Western Pacific and the Ryukyu Islands during World War II.  The chevron shaped division line, simulating the rafters of a roof, stands for the organizations present mission of construction.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 17 January 1967.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Shield

Per chevron Argent and Gules, in chief a torii and in base a falcons leg erased counterchanged, armed Azure and jessed Sable.

Crest

None.

Motto

BUILDERS FOR PEACE.

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet and white are for the Corps of Engineers.  The falcons leg, alluding to Aviation, and the torii, a symbol of support, refer to the units former function of aviation support.  The torii is a type of gateway widely used in the Orient.  The two posts represent pillars of the universe and the horizontal bar is for the sky.  It stands for the Battalions participation in the campaigns for the Western Pacific and the Ryukyu Islands during World War II.  The chevron shaped division line, simulating the rafters of a roof, stands for the organizations present mission of construction.

Crest

None.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 27 October 1966.





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