Category:63rd Regional Support Command Heraldry

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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

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Description

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  • On a pear-shaped olive drab background 2¼ inches (5.72 cm) in width and 3½ inches (8.89 cm) in length a scarlet flame of five rays superimposed by a gold sword in pale charged with a scarlet drop.

Symbolism

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  • The design was inspired by a statement of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the 1943 Casablanca Conference that the “enemy would bleed and burn in expiation of their crimes against humanity

Background

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  1. The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 63rd Infantry Division on 1943-03-27.
  2. It was authorized for the 63rd U.S. Army Reserve Command on 1968-04-22.
  3. It was reassigned and authorized effective 1996-04-18, for the U.S. Army 63rd Regional Support Command.
  4. The insignia was redesignated effective 2003-07-16, for the U.S. Army 63rd Regional Readiness Command.
  5. It was redesignated effective 2008-09-17, for the 63rd Regional Support Command and amended to add a symbolism.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Description

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  1. A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 (3.02 cm) in diameter consisting of a silver chevron on a red background bearing seven blue wavy vertical bands; in base a black embattled area with two merlons; encircling all, a continuous silver scroll of four folds inscribed on the upper three folds, "PRIDE" "HONOR" "SERVICE" in black letters.
  2. Overall, a yellow vertical sword, the tip charged with a scarlet drop.

Symbolism

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  1. The elements of the design reflect the history of the 63d Infantry Division.
  2. The silver chevron simulates a spearhead and is indicative of the aggressiveness displayed by the 63d Infantry Division during the crossing of seven European rivers--the Saar, Rhine, Neckar, Jagst, Kocker, Rems, and Danube--during World War II.
  3. The rivers are represented by the seven blue wavy bands.
  4. The breaching of the Siegfried line at St. Ingbert and Hassell is symbolized by the two black merlons of the embattled area surmounted by the yellow sword with the scarlet drop taken from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the organization.

Background

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  1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 63rd U.S. Army Reserve Command on 1970-05-08.
  2. It was reassigned and authorized effective 1996-04-16, for the U.S. Army 63rd Regional Support Command.
  3. The insignia was redesignated for the U.S. Army Regional Readiness Command effective 2003-07-16.
  4. It was redesignated effective 2008-09-17, for the 63rd Regional Support Command.

Infantry Division Flag

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  • a.Size:
  1. Hoist: Three Feet.
  2. Fly: Four Feet.
  3. Fringe: 2½”
  4. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: 15” High.
  • b. Description
    • The flag consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, with the SSI Centered.
  • c. Colors
  1. Background:
    1. Upper Stripe: Red
    2. Lower Stripe: National Flag Blue
  2. Fringe: Yellow.
  3. Piping: White
  4. SSI: Proper.

Regional Support Command Flag

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  • a.Size:
  1. Hoist: Three Feet.
  2. Fly: Four Feet.
  3. Fringe: 2½”
  4. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: 15” High.
  • b. Description
  • The flag has a solid background with the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia displayed centered thereon.
  • c. Colors
  1. Background: National Flag Blue.
  2. Fringe: Yellow.
  3. SSI: Proper.

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