Description080-Regiment-US-COA.png	80th Regiment (Training) Coat of Arms
Date	16 August 1960
Source	United States Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	US Army
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Heraldic Items

Coat of Arms

Blazon

• Shield: Per bend Or and Gules a fleur-de-lis in bend counterchanged.

• Crest:

1. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Or and Gules the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor) stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

• Motto:NUNC UT OLIM (Now As Before).

Symbolism

• Shield:

1. Scarlet is the color of Artillery.
2. The fleur-de-lis represents service in France in World War I.
3. The martial aspect of the organization is symbolized by the diagonal division of the shield, representing the heraldic bend, which anciently denoted the scarf of a military commander.

• Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

• Motto: The motto translates to “Now As Before” and is appropriate to the expectation of a continuance of the past record.

• Background:

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for 905th Field Artillery Battalion, Organized Reserve on 1943-02-26.
2. It was redesignated for the 80th Regiment, Army Reserve on 1960-08-16.
3. It was amended to correct the motto on 1968-06-19.