1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁distinct ive ▁unit ▁ins ign ia ▁included ▁a ▁ 1 ▁ 1 / 8 ▁in ▁( 2 . 8 6 ▁cm ) ▁gold ▁colored ▁metal ▁and ▁en am el ▁device , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁shield ▁with ▁three ▁red ▁bars ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁below ▁a ▁bear , ▁and ▁a ▁red ▁and ▁gold ▁scroll ▁below ▁the ▁shield , ▁which ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁regiment al ▁mot to , ▁" N un qu am ▁non ▁par atus ". ▁The ▁shield ▁symbol ized ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Caval ry , ▁the ▁bear , ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁Se al ▁of ▁California , ▁represented ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁California ▁service ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁the ▁red ▁bars ▁symbol ized ▁three ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁field ▁art illery ▁units ▁that ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁regiment ' s ▁line age . ▁The ▁mot to ▁was ▁Latin ▁for ▁" N ever ▁un prep ared ". ▁The ▁regiment ' s ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁unit ▁ins ign ia ▁except ▁that ▁it ▁added ▁the ▁Organ ized ▁Reserve ▁cr est , ▁a ▁Min ut eman , ▁and ▁omitted ▁the ▁mot to . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁arm ored ▁and ▁caval ry ▁reg iments ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 3 0 8