File:120InfantryBdeDUI.jpg
Summary
120TH INFANTRY BRIGADE Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description/Blazon A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a dark blue band arched charged with three silver caltrops between a Gutte de Sang background enclosed by a black scroll doubled inscribed at top "OUR OUTFITS" and at bottom "IN THE FIGHT" in silver.
Symbolism Dark blue, the color traditionally used by the Infantry unit, denotes the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the unit. The arched band refers to the unit's World War II campaign in the Battle of the Bulge. The caltrops represent the defensive success by the Allies to protect Bastogne, Belgium from the Germans. The field of Gutte de Sang symbolizes the Battle of Ardennes, Siege of Bastogne, one of the bloodiest conflicts during World War II.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 9 February 2007.
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current | 11:58, 15 January 2017 | 275 × 304 (17 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | 120TH INFANTRY BRIGADE Distinctive Unit Insignia <p>Description/Blazon A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a dark blue band arched charged with three silver caltrops between a Gutte de Sang background enclosed by a black scroll doubled inscribed at top "OUR OUTFITS" and at bottom "IN THE FIGHT" in silver. </p> <p>Symbolism Dark blue, the color traditionally used by the Infantry unit, denotes the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the unit. The arched band refers to the unit's World War II campaign in the Battle of the Bulge. The caltrops represent the defensive success by the Allies to protect Bastogne, Belgium from the Germans. The field of Gutte de Sang symbolizes the Battle of Ardennes, Siege of Bastogne, one of the bloodiest conflicts during World War II. </p> <p>Background </p> The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 9 February 2007. |
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