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82nd Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms.

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[edit] Blazon:

Shield: Gules, on a fess wavy Argent an artillery projectile in pale poin down Sable; on a canton Or, a dragon passant Tenné.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules a pegasus courant Or armed and langued Gules.

Motto: CAN AND WILL.

[edit] Symbolism:

The field of red on the shield is for Artillery, the dragon on the canton is from the arms of the 1st Cavalry, the parent organization. The first hostile shot fired by the Regiment was across the Rio Grande in clearing Juarez of the Villaistas on June 15-16, 1919. This is shown by the projectile on the wavy fess. The crest symbolizes horse artillery, occasionally known in times past as flying artillery.

=Background:= The coat of arms was originally approved for the 82d Field Artillery Regiment on 4 February 1921. It was amended to correct the blazon of the crest on 1 October 1923. It was redisgnated for the 82d Field Artillery Battalion on 1 May 1942. It was redesignated for the 82d Artillery Regiment on 27 October 1958. The insignia was redesignated effective 1 September 1971 for the 82d Field Artillery Regiment.

[edit] Summary:

82nd Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms, blazon, and explanatory information from [1]

[edit] Licensing:

This image is a work of the U.S. Army Institute Of Heraldry, taken or made during the course of the Institute's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain, with the following usage restriction: "The images of all badges, insignia, decorations and medals on this web site are protected 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." Subject to disclaimers.

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