Dec03
U.S. Army logo history
The US Army is the largest and the oldest founded branch of the US military.
The logo of the US Army represents the objective as well as the services of the state institution. It serves a lot of motives.
The design of some logos depicts the sheer commercial objectives like the promotion and increasing of sales.
Many logos including the state emblems represent an organization or a country. The main idea of any logo is to form a strong linkage between the product and the customer. The main purpose is to form a strong association, to deepen the trust and make the linkage stronger with the company or the brand.
The US Army logo is a strong example of such linkage and association that the American people trust and support.
The logo is designed to make you think about adventure, bravery, courage and fearlessness on the battlefield and to display the commitment to the country. The U.S. Army emblem is pictured as a legendary logo making everyone eager to get associated with it. Gaining advantage from these emotions, a vast logo industry is doing good business and catering to the demand of the US Army supporters.
There is a US Army fan base that is proud of wearing the US Army logo on their uniform or use the insignia merchandise, e.g. the metallic broaches and chest pins.
In spite of its widespread usage, the history of the US Army logo remains rather unknown to the public including its ardent sticklers. The traditional US Army logo came appeared during the American Revolution (1775-1783). Soon after the end of World War II the emblem was revised under the National Security Act of 1947 with the the Seal Department of the U.S. Army supervising it.
The US Army logo cashes on its easily recognizable status. The supporters of the US finest institution see the logo and are filled with pride without delay.
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Dog tag “The Icon of the Blessed Virgin of Kazan” is made from stainless steel with golden enamel. It represents an iconographical relief breast-deep image of the Blessed Virgin in characteristic clothes with her head inclined to the Baby. The Baby Christ is depicted strictly full face, the figure is limited waist-deep, only his right hand with a benedictory (two-fingered) gesture is visible. The bottom of the dog tag is decorated with traditional ornament and a legend in Slavic letters: “THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD SAVE AND PROTECT”.
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Dog tag “Navy Units of the Border Guards Service” (Skull) is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It is the image of the flag of the ships and boats of the Border Troops overlaid with the symbol of the “dead head” in a black cap.
The basis of the flag is the Navy (St. Andrew’s) Russian flag: a waving green cloth with dark blue diagonal cross edged with white stripe.
At the top of the tag is the inscription: “RUSSIA”, at the bottom – an abbreviation:”VMF” which stands for “Navy”. -
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The dog tag is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It represents a bust of a skeleton in a green beret and and a camo suit, holding a knife in his hand and surrounded by a pool of blood.
Below is an inscription: ”SPECIAL FORCES’” written in a swift dynamic style.
The image of the dog tag is based on the emblem laid on the patches of special forces unit “Viking” of the 20th Special Forces detachment of Russian Internal Troops. The detachment was disbanded in 2010.
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The dog tag is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It is a version of the medieval emblem of death – the Merciless Reaper – for combat swimmers and subversive groups of the Navy.
The skeleton, symbolizing the frailty of the flesh, wears a diving suit instead of the black cloak with a hood, and squeezes a dagger instead of the scythe in its bony hand.
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