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English: US 2d Field Artillery Regiment

Coat of Arms.

Blazon

Shield: Gules, in fess a Kris Argent hilted Or, a chief ermine.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a pack mule supporting a field piece Or

Motto: The Second First.

Symbolism

The shield is scarlet for Artillery. The Kris commemorates service against the Moros during the Philippine Insurrection, while the ermine is from the arms of Brittany where the Regiment served in France during World War I. The crest shows the Regiment's original character as mountain or pack artillery.


Obtained from US Army Institute of Heraldry. Image and text from http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/2FieldArtilleryRegiment.htm
Source

Transferred from en.wikipedia; Transfer was stated to be made by User:Nobunaga24.
Date

2006-12-23 (original upload date)
Author

Original uploader was Hammon27 at en.wikipedia
Permission
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[edit] License information

Public domain This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507). Permission to use these images for commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. The seal of the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry


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