The field of the shield is red strewn with fleurs-de-lis for the 106th AAA AW Battalion’s service and many battle honors awarded in World War II as Artillery. The two blue pallets are for service as Infantry in the Spanish-American War and World War I; credit for which came from the consolidation in 1921 of this organization with the 138th Machine Gun Battalion (formerly 3d Battalion, 3d Regiment Infantry).
The ancient history, i.e., Mexican War and Civil War, is represented on the chief, which is the most honorary position on the shield. The chief is yellow for Cavalry; the saltire, symbol for Civil War, is gray to indicate Confederate service, and the giant cactus represents Mexican War service. The motto, “Seize The Opportunity,” taken from the coat of arms of the former 123d Cavalry Regiment, is reassigned to this organization and implies the tenor of the feats performed by Morgan and his Raiders during the Civil War.
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Hey, just found this blog a while back through Gunrights4us blog. And post on his and some other patriotic sites on an irregular basis.
Just wanted to share that i had the honor of serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004-2005 with the 1/623rd FA Kentucky Army National Guard. We have the honor of tracing our lineage to Morgans Raiders....and are one of the few components in the Army that still have confederate battle streamers :)
When called to attention, the battery responds "MORGANS MEN!"
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