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The Veterans Affairs seal incorporates many forms of symbolism: a bald eagle (the national bird) representing the American people and their respective freedoms, five golden stars in a pentagon representing the according branches of the United States military; U.S. Army, Navy, Airforce, Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard, [note 1] each of which the department serves, and two flags (the Betsy ...
The VA only permits graphics on government-furnished headstones or markers that are approved emblems of belief, the Civil War Union Shield (including those who served in the U.S. military through the Spanish–American War), the Civil War Confederate Southern Cross of Honor, and the Medal of Honor insignia.
In November 1988, after the law establishing VA as a cabinet department was signed, VA initiated a competition among employees for a seal design that would give the new department a "new look." The winner of that competition, and creator of today's VA seal was David E. Gregory, a medical media production specialist at the Indianapolis VA ...
The right shield element contains four wave shapes representing the oceans alternating light and dark blue separated by white lines. [1] The seal is prominently featured on the organizational flag of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which consists of the seal on a rectangular blue background of Pantone #2955C. [6] [1]
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Seal of the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The seal is described in 36 C.F.R. § 1200.2 as: The seal is centered on a disc with a double-line border. The words NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION encircle the inside of the seal and the date 1985 is at the bottom center.
Seal of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency. More information from the DIA site. Source: Extracted from PDF version of Workforce of the Future (direct PDF URL here). Author: U.S. Government: Permission (Reusing this file) Public domain from a copyright standpoint, but other restrictions apply. 10 U.S.C §425