<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_Sleeve_Insignia_(US_Army)" class="extiw" title="w:Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (US Army)">Shoulder Sleeve Insignia</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)" class="extiw" title="w:53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)">53rd Infantry Brigade</a>.
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<dl><dt>Description</dt></dl><ul><li><i>On a silhouetted right cylinder 3 inches (7.62cm) high and 2 inches (5.08cm) wide divided vertically blue and red within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) yellow border a yellow ray issuing 1/8 inch (.32cm) from the lower border and terminating in the upper corners, overall a black <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morion_(helmet)" class="extiw" title="w:Morion (helmet)">Morion</a> with yellow delineation.</i></li></ul><dl><dt>Symbolism</dt></dl><ul><li>The shape of the insignia is the distinctive shape used for Brigades. Yellow is for Armor; blue and red refer to the Brigade's Infantry and Artillery components. The Morion is a type of head covering adapted from the Moors by Spain. It refers to the Spanish discoverers of Florida.</li></ul><dl><dt>Background</dt></dl><ul><li>The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved on 4 Dec 1964 for the 53d Armored Brigade. It was redesignated for the 53rd Infantry Brigade on 25 Jul 1968.</li></ul>
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2008-05-14
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