US Army Unit Crest: 120th Infantry Regiment (ARNG NC) - Motto: VIRTUS INCENDIT VIRES
US Army Unit Crest: 120th Infantry Regiment (ARNG NC) - Motto: VIRTUS INCENDIT VIRES


 
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Insignia Description
A Gold metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, in pale a prickly pear cactus and the entrance to the canal tunnel over the St. Quentin Canal erased Or. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "VIRTUS INCENDIT VIRES" in Gold.

Symbolism
The shield is blue for Infantry. The cactus represents service on the Mexican border as the 3rd Infantry, North Carolina National Guard. The tunnel symbolizes the mouth of the tunnel in the Hindenberg Line at Bellicourt, France, captured by the 120th Infantry on 29 September 1918.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 28 June 1928.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry


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