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Description70th Regiment Coat of Arms.png	English: Coat of Arms (CoA) of the 70th Regiment, part of the United States Army.
Date	15 December 1959
Source	70th Regiment heraldry
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

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Description/Blazon

• Shield: Or, on a bend Gules between two golpes a cannon of the field.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
• Motto: SPEED WITH ACCURACY.

Symbolism

• Shield: Red and yellow are used for Artillery. The ancient artillery cannon further designates Artillery. The two purple roundles represent grapes, typical of the Rhineland and Central Europe, and symbolize the battle honors awarded the organization for service during World War II.
• Crest: The crest is that of the United States ARmy Reserve.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 745th Field Artillery Battalion, Organized Reserve Corps on 4 November 1952. It was redesignated for the 70th Regiment, Army Reserve, on 15 December 1959.

Licensing edit

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 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/−