86th Field Artillery Regiment

86th Field Artillery Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	1927
Country	United States
Branch	Army
Type	Field artillery
Motto(s)	Hic Murus Aheneus (This Is A Brazen Wall)
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 86th Field Artillery Regiment is a inactive field artillery regiment of the United States Army Vermont Army National Guard. The regiment earned campaign streamers in the Civil War, World War I, and World War II

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/16 inches (2.70 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules on a pile Or, between two lions rampant respecting each other of the last a shellburst Proper. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “HIC MURUS AHENEUS” in base metal.

The scarlet is for the Artillery. The gold pile is representative of the entering wedge driven into enemy territory by the fire of the organization, which is illustrated by the shellburst. The motto: “Hic Murus Aheneus” (This is a brazen wall), alludes to the “brazen wall formed by artillery barrage,” (i.e., “curtain of fire”).

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 251st Field Artillery Battalion on 24 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 206th Field Artillery Battalion on 17 March 1947. It was redesignated for the 124th Artillery Regiment on 18 July 1961. The insignia was redesignated for the 86th Artillery Regiment and amended to revise the symbolism on 2 October 1970. It was redesignated for the 86th Field Artillery Regiment on 11 July 1972.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "86th Field Artillery Regiment".

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