Distinctive Unit Insignia
- Description:
- A gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) blazoned: On an heraldic wreath Or and Sable, a buffalo statant Proper.
- On a scroll of the second fimbriated of the first the motto "READY AND FORWARD" of the like.
- Symbolism:
- Black and gold have long been used as the regimental colors.
- The buffalo has likewise been the emblem of the regiment for many years having its origin in the term "Buffalo soldiers" applied by the Indians to colored regiments.
- The distinctive unit insignia is worn in pairs.
- Background:
- The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 13 March 1922.
- It was amended 6 December 1923 to change the wording in the description and the method of wear.
- On 19 March 1951 the insignia was re-designated for the 510th Tank Battalion.
- The distinctive unit insignia was re-designated for the 10th Cavalry on 12 May 1959.
- The current version was re-affirmed on 22 August 1991.
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