Summary

Description389RegtCOA.png	English: 389th Regiment (Training) Coat Of Arms
Date	4 August 1924
Source	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	English: United States Army
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Blazon:

• Shield: Azure, issuing from sinister base a quarter sun in splendor Or.

• Crest:

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

• Motto: WE WILL TRY.

Symbolism:

• Shield:

1. The shield is blue for Infantry.
2. The rising sun is taken from the Seal of the State of New York, to which state the Regiment was historically allocated.

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

Background:

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 389th Infantry Regiment, Organized Reserves, on 1927-03-26.
2. It was redesignated for the 389th Regiment (Basic Combat Training), Army Reserve on 1962-01-29.
3. The coat of arms was amended to change the blazon of the shield and revise the symbolism on 1996-02-16.

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