US Army Unit Crest: 640th Military Intelligence Battalion - Motto: WE SHALL
US Army Unit Crest: 640th Military Intelligence Battalion - Motto: WE SHALL


 
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Insignia Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Argent (Silver Gray) and Sable a chess knight Azure (Oriental Blue) charged with a lightning bolt palewise Or (Golden Yellow), a chief checky of the last and the second. Attached above the shield is a black scroll inscribed: "WE SHALL" in gold.

Symbolism
Oriental blue and silver gray are the colors traditionally used by the Military Intelligence Corps. Gold is emblematic of excellence and black recalls stealth. The gold and black squares represent day and night plus the overt and covert operations of the unit's around-the-clock vigilance. They form the illusion of a chessboard and together with the chess knight, embody strategy and determination. The flash highlights speed of operation and emphasizes the role of combat electronic warfare on the battlefield.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 5 Aug 1999.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry



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