U.S. Army unit mottos

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U.S. Army unit mottos are short, distinctive phrases that encapsulate the identity, heritage, and fighting spirit of individual Army units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military tradition ⓘ
slogan ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. Army units ⓘ
approvedBy Department of the Army ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. Army branches ⓘ
U.S. Army brigades ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units

U.S. Army corps ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units

U.S. Army divisions ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units

U.S. Army regiments ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army units
characteristic distinctive wording ⓘ
often in English ⓘ
often in Latin ⓘ
short phrase ⓘ
sometimes in foreign languages ⓘ
developedBy individual units ⓘ
documentedIn official Army heraldry records ⓘ
governedBy U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
various foreign languages ⓘ
mayInclude Latin phrases ⓘ
historical references ⓘ
mythological references ⓘ
regional nicknames ⓘ
religious references ⓘ
purpose build esprit de corps ⓘ
encapsulate unit identity ⓘ
enhance unit cohesion ⓘ
express fighting spirit ⓘ
express unit heritage ⓘ
inspire soldiers ⓘ
reflect branch traditions ⓘ
ethnic heritage ⓘ
geographic heritage ⓘ
unit battle honors ⓘ
unit history ⓘ
unit mission ⓘ
unit values ⓘ
relatedTo Distinctive Unit Insignia ⓘ
unit heraldry ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century to present ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
usedIn ceremonial contexts ⓘ
combat operations ⓘ
official documents ⓘ
recruiting materials ⓘ
training environments ⓘ
unit patches ⓘ
unit publications ⓘ
unit signage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rendezvous With Destiny → relatedTo → U.S. Army unit mottos ⓘ
10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment → ethos → Regimental motto "Ready and Forward" ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army unit mottos
Go For Broke Monument in Los Angeles → hasInscription → regimental motto "Go For Broke" ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Army unit mottos