199th Infantry Brigade Unit Crest (Light Swift Accurate)

199th Infantry Brigade Unit Crest (Light Swift Accurate)

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The 199th Infantry Brigade unit crest, officially re-ferred to as a Distinctive Unit Insignia, was approved for wear in 1966 before the Brigade had been given the nickname “The Redcatchers” because of its mission (and effectiveness) of finding and destroying Communist cadres in South Vietnam. The phrase “Light Swift Accurate” was both a motto and an aspirational goal that the Brigade most certainly achieved before the drawdown of U.S. troops during the “Vietnamization” process that led to its departure in September 1970.

Light blue, the predominant color in the insignia, is the Infantry branch color; the red sections refer to Artillery elements within the Brigade. The upright bayonet, basic Infantry weapon, is an allusion to Fort Benning and the U.S. Army Infantry School where the unit trained and, decades later, was assigned to serve as training unit for Officers. A crown superimposed on the bayonet conveys the message that the Infantry is the “Queen of Battle,” and is also a symbol of a successful attack on a city or fortified position; a crown was sometimes given to the unit that was the first to scale a city’s walls.

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