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English: US 1st Field Artillery Regiment
Coat of Arms. BlazonShield: Gules, a stand of grape Proper. Crest: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a masonry tower Proper charged with a maple leaf Vert. Motto: Primas aut Nullus (First or Not at All). SymbolismThe shield is scarlet for Artillery. The stand of grape is to commemorate the remark attributed to General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista, "A little more grape, Captain Bragg." The tower in the crest represents participation of a battery under Major Robert Anderson in the defense of Fort Sumter in 1861. The maple leaf commemorates service in the War of 1812, in Canada. ==Background== The coat of arms was originally approved for the 1st Field Artillery Regiment on 16 February 1921. It was redesignated for the 1st Field Artillery Battalion on 8 March 1951. It was cancelled on 21 April 1959. It was restored and authorized for the 1st Field Artillery Regimenton 1 September 1971. Image from US Army Institute of Heraldry, available at http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/1FieldArtilleryRegiment.htm . Text and image from http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/1FieldArtilleryRegiment.htm |
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2006-12-22 (original upload date) |
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This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted 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. |  |
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- 2006-12-22 20:40 Hammon27 163×323×8 (7963 bytes) Image from US Army Institute of Heraldry, available at http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/1FieldArtilleryRegiment.htm
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| current | 02:54, 25 April 2008 | 163×323 (8 KB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) | ( {{BotMoveToCommons|en.wikipedia}} {{Information |Description={{en|US 1st Field Artillery Regiment Coat of Arms. ==Blazon== '''Shield:''' Gules, a stand of grape Proper. '''Crest:''' On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, a masonry tower Proper charge) |
