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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION

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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION — Distinctive unit insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Authorised 26 June 2009

A Gold color metal and enamel device blazoned as follows: Celeste, on a pile Argent, a bovine skull Gules, in base two mullets Or; two flanches Azure (Dark Blue) charged in dexter with a key in pale, ward downward and outward and in sinister a lightning bolt palewise of the fourth. Attached below a Dark Blue scroll inscribed "SUPPORT THE ATTACK" in Gold. The device is 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width.

Dark blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units. The red bovine skull, taken from the 34th Infantry Division insignia, placed on the pile denotes military strength and vitality. The light blue colored background is reminiscence of the Minnesota flag, the home state of the unit. The stars indicate the Divisional Command that is supported by the Special Troops Battalion. The flanches suggest the high caliber of the unit's service members. The key signifies the Supply and Services responsibilities; the lightning bolt illustrates the communication capabilities provided by the Battalion.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 June 2009. Coat of Arms

SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION — Coat of arms
Coat of arms

Authorised 26 June 2009

Celeste, on a pile Argent, a bovine skull Gules, in base two mullets Or; two flanches Azure (Dark Blue) charged in dexter with a key in pale, ward downward and outward and in sinister a lightning bolt palewise of the fourth. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Minnesota Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Celeste, a sheaf of wheat Proper. SUPPORT THE ATTACK.

Dark blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units. The red bovine skull, taken from the 34th Infantry Division insignia, placed on the pile denotes military strength and vitality. The light blue colored background is reminiscence of the Minnesota flag, the home state of the unit. The stars indicate the Divisional Command that is supported by the Special Troops Battalion. The flanches suggest the high caliber of the unit's service members. The key signifies the Supply and Services responsibilities; the lightning bolt illustrates the communication capabilities provided by the Battalion. The crest is that of the Minnesota Army National Guard.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 June 2009. Coat of Arms

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