United States Army National Guard 143rd Infantry Regiment

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U. S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 143RD INFANTRY REGIMENT -  The 143rd Infantry Regiment is an Army National Guard unit assigned to the 36th Infantry Division. 

Coat of Arms

  • Shield: Azure, a bend wavy argent between an oak tree eradicated and a key
  • Crest: On a wreath of the colors argent and azure a mullet argent encircled by a garland of live oak and olive proper
  • Motto: Arms Secure Peace

Symbolism

  • The shield is blue for infantry
  • The bend wavy represents the regiment's service on the Mexican border, along the Rio Grande
  • It also represents the Aisne River in France, where the unit served in World War I
  • The oak tree symbolizes the Meuse-Argonne operation, also in World War I
  • The gold key represents service in the Spanish–American War

Campaign Participation Credit

  • Mexican Border Service
  • World War I:  Meuse-Argonne
  • World War II:  Naples-Foggia with Arrowhead; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Southern France with Arrowhead (Liberation of Alps, Grenoble) Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
  • Global War on Terror:  Afghanistan