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English: US 8th Field Artillery Regiment
Coat of Arms. BlazonShield: Bendy of eight ermine and Gules, on a canton per fess Or and Vert a fishhook eye to dexter barb to base Sable debruised by a mullet Argent fimbriated of the last and a winged centaur courant armed with a bow and arrow of the third. Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, a mullet of the first charged with a giant cactus Vert. Motto: AUDACIEUX ET TENACE (Daring and Tenacious). SymbolismThe regiment was in the 7th Division and was in training in Brittany shown by the ermine taken from the arms of that province. The numerical designation of the regiment is indicated by the eight divisions of the shield. The parent organizations are shown on the canton. The fishhook and star are from the arms of the 5th Field Artillery and represent that regiment's service in the 12th Corps at Gettysburg. The winged centaur is the crest of the 6th Field Artillery. Both the 5th and 6th saw service in Mexico in 1846-1847 as indicated by the color green. Crest: The regiment was organized in 1916 at Fort Bliss, Texas, from the 5th and 6th Regiments of Field Artillery. Its birthplace and initial service on the Mexican border are shown on the crest, the lone star of Texas and the cactus. Motto: The motto is also a combination of those of the 5th and 6th Field Artillery Regiments. |
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2006-12-23 (original upload date) |
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Original uploader was Hammon27 at en.wikipedia |
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