HEADQUARTERS AND
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
400th MILITARY POLICE CAMP
Heraldic Items
| Distinctive Insignia | |
| Description: | A gold insignia consisting of 1wo gold keys in saltire with bows in base, the shafts crossing over a gold sword broken per chevron, handle and point overlapping a tripaned gold scroll bearing the words "Duty Honor Valor" in black letters arcing to base from the upper ends of the keys all enclosing a green background; centered between the bits of the keys upon a background of gold rays a red and gold heraldic rose with green barbs. |
| Symbolism: | Green and yellow are the colors associated with Military Police. The broken sword suggests the enemy's capture and thus his inability to fight. The keys, symbolic of control, are placed over the sword indicating the unit's responsibility for the incarcerated. The rose was adapted from the insignia or a subordinate unit, which used it as an award for certain soldiers in recognition of their outstanding devotion to duty. Here, it represents esprit de corps and is placed on a background that implies sun rays from the "Sunshine State" where the unit is based. |
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