DUFFEL BLOG PRESENTS: Army Heraldry Meanings
You may be a proud infantryman, logistician, or medic, and wear your branch insignia with pride. But do you know the historical lineage of where those insignia come from, and what they symbolize? Join Duffel Blog's own Dick Scuttlebutt, our Heraldry Correspondent, as we take you inside the United States Army's Branch Insignia.
Dick Scuttlebutt is Duffel Blog's Heraldry Correspondent and has degrees in Heraldry, Husbandry, and Phrenology from East Dickhole State University. Go Manticores!
Acquisition: The constipated hawk is looking to the left, signifying his commie hippie leanings. The ribbons wrapped around the Poison Sumac branches represent the hair ribbons worn by the extremely high-end underage prostitutes sent to Acquisition Corps personnel by various defense industry lobbyists. And the letters Q and A superimposed behind the hawk’s head stand for QUEER ANARCHISTS.
Adjutant General: Consistently voted “Most Boring” by the Army Institute of Heraldry at its annual dining-in, the Adj…
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