Distinctive Unit Insignia (Crest)

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue disk bearing at the top, horizontally throughout, two gold clasped hands terminating in black cuffs above fifteen gold stars in base grouped in five staggered horizontal rows, all enclosed by a circular gold scroll folded over the cuffs and inscribed "FIGHT" at the top and "AS KENTUCKIANS" at the sides and base, all letters blue. Symbolism: The two clasped hands are from the crest for Army National Guard units of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The hands, symbolizing the state motto "United We Stand, Divided We Fall," additionally refer to the state's courageous fighting forces united for victory. The blue background is from the flag of "The Bluegrass State." The fifteen stars in staggered rows of three stars each refer to Kentucky, the fifteenth state admitted to the Union, and a historic arrangement of the stars on the 1795 National Flag of the United States. Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units of the Kentucky Army National Guard on 14 May 1971. The insignia was redesignated for Headquarters, State Area Command, Kentucky Army National Guard effective 30 December 1983.