Coat of Arms
The buffalo, shown on the blue shield bellow the stone wall represents the regiment's history in the Korean war. The "Buffalo" nickname was adopted after one of the regiment's commanding officers in the Korean war, Col. William W. "Buffalo Bill" Quinn.
The shield is blue, being the color representing the infantry.
The Crest is a sea lion taken from the Spanish Arms of Manila for the fighting around that city in 1899.
The two arrows represent the Indian campaigns in which the 17th Regiment participated.
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