Distinctive Unit
Insignia. Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height
overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or a mullet of eight points pieced
Sable enfiled by two sabers in saltire Gules, on a chief paly of six Sable and
Or a bend counterchanged. Attached below the shield is a Black scroll inscribed
"FIRST TO THE FRONT" in Gold letters.
Symbolism: Yellow is
the color traditionally associated with Cavalry. The black and yellow pattern of
the chief (upper portion of the shield) is an adaptation of the Calvert Coat of
Arms used on the Maryland State Flag and defines the unit as Maryland Army
National Guard. The sabers and spur rowel, symbolic of Cavalry, are intermeshed
to indicate strength; the points of the spur rowel denote the multifaceted
abilities of a Cavalry unit.
Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was approved on
4 November 1981
.
Coat of Arms.
Blazon:
Shield: Or a mullet of eight points pieced Sable enfiled by two sabers in
saltire Gules, on a chief paly of six Sable and Or a bend counterchanged.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Maryland
Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Sable) a cross bottony
per cross quarterly Gules and Argent.
Motto: FIRST TO THE FRONT.
Symbolism:
Shield: Yellow is the color traditionally associated with Cavalry. The
black and yellow pattern of the chief (upper portion of the shield) is an
adaptation of the Calvert Coat of Arms used on the Maryland State Flag and
defines the unit as Maryland Army National Guard. The sabers and spur rowel,
symbolic of Cavalry, are intermeshed to indicate strength; the points of the
spur rowel denote the multifaceted abilities of a Cavalry unit.
Crest: The crest is that of the Maryland Army National Guard.
Background: The coat
of arms was approved on
4 November 1981.
