US Army Unit Crest: Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Motto: SCIENTIAE INTER ARMA SPIRITUS
US Army Unit Crest: Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Motto: SCIENTIAE INTER ARMA SPIRITUS


 
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Insignia Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height consisting of a shield and crest blazoned: SHIELD: Sanguine, a caduceus between in fess an open book and a flaming torch, all Argent. CREST: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Sanguine) the helmet of Minerva Argent. Attached below the shield a doubled Maroon scroll inscribed "SCIENTIAE INTER ARMA SPIRITUS" (In the Spirit of Science and Arms) in Silver letters.

Symbolism
The shield is in the colors of the Army Medical Service - maroon and white. The caduceus is the symbol of the Army Medical Service and the open book and flaming torch are symbols of knowledge. The crest is the helmet of Minerva, who was the Goddess of Wisdom and the Patroness of Medicine.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, on 7 January 1937. The insignia was redesignated for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on 16 August 1954.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry


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