“TRUTH & COURAGE” – 17th Infantry Velcro Guidon STREAMER Patch BUFFALO – Hook & Loop 5″ X 3/4″

Description

“TRUTH & COURAGE” – 17th Infantry Velcro Guidon STREAMER Patch BUFFALO – Hook & Loop 5″ X 3/4″

THE 17TH INFANTRY REGIMENT HISTORY

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/32 inches (2.78cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a wall embattled Argent, maconné de Sable, between in chief a cross patée and a five-bastioned fort voided, and in base a buffalo statant of the second.

Symbolism: The shield is blue for Infantry. Service in the Civil War is shown by the white cross patée, the badge if the 5th Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac, and by the stone wall which symbolizes the famous stone wall at Fredericksburg. The five-bastioned fort was the badge of the 5th Army Corps in Cuba. The buffalo represents service in Korea. It was adopted as a symbol of the unit while it served there.

Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 14 Oct 1924. It was amended by the addition of the buffalo for Korean service on 5 May 1952. The insignia was amended on 1 May 1990 to revise the description and symbolism of the design.