概要

解説US Army Band COA.PNG	English: US Army Band COA
日付	1922年
原典	US Army Institute of Heraldry
作者	English: United States Army
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Blazon:

• Shield:

1. The eight red and white bars represent the eight notes in octave music.
2. The blue border is taken from the Great Seal of the United States and surrounds the entire shield, which symbolizes the Army as a whole and the Army Band's position as the chief musical organization of the Army.
3. The sword, symbolizing the Army, and the baton, symbolizing the band further depicts the band's relationship to the Army.
4. The inescutheon from the Rhineland coat of arm's represents the campaign credit for the Band's participation in the Rhineland campaign of World War II.

• Crest:

1. Above a wreath Argent and Gules a large silver star is taken from the Branch insignia of the General Staff and recalls the position by General Pershing when he founded the band in 1922.
2. A laurel wreath, the symbol of honor and prominence, surrounds the star and is appropriately shaped like a music lyre.
3. The bugle is one of the earliest musical instruments used by military bands and is historically a symbol of military bands.

• Motto: PERSHING'S OWN.

Symbolism

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Background

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