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Description/Blazon
A shield blazoned: Per pale argent and gules, a fleur-de-lis azure and the badge of the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps during the Spanish-American War, proper, fimbriated of the first, on a chief dancetté of the third, a mullet of the fifth. Attached above the shield on a wreath argent and gules, a mullet argent encircled by a garland of live oak and olive proper. Attached below and to the sides of the shield, a blue scroll inscribed "REMEMBER THE ALAMO" in silver letters.
Symbolism
The shield's colors—white, red, and blue—along with the mullet, reference the flag of the Texas Republic, under which Company A, the oldest unit, was originally organized. The badge on the sinister side of the shield symbolizes the Cuban Occupation service of the 141st Infantry, Texas National Guard. The fleur-de-lis denotes World War I service. The crest features the emblem of the Texas Army National Guard.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 3 March 1931, with an amendment to correct the wording in the blazon of the shield on 11 March 1931. It was further amended to include the crest of the Texas Army National Guard on 22 January 1969.
