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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gold castle branch insignia, worn by engineer officers. Corps Castle is the logo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The logo is typically a white castle with three towers set on a red background. When the Corps Castle is worn as insignia on a uniform, it is similar to the logo design but with a dull or ...
White, which was the original color of the infantry, symbolizes the Corps secondary mission. The crest is officially worn on the uniforms of USACE military personnel. Displaying both the Corps castle and the "Essayons" motto (meaning "Let Us Try"), this symbol is a popular graphic used in awards, plaques and other visual presentations.
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The left-hand side of the shield (heraldic "dexter") is the original "Essayons" seal, which was the emblem of the Corps from at least 1812 and to this day appears as the Essayons Button on USACE uniforms. The right-hand side ("sinister") was the emblem of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, which separated from the regular Corps in 1838.
The current logo and Communication Mark of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. This is a modernized version of the traditional castle symbol, and was adopted about 1981 as the primary symbol used to identify the Corps. For more information, see the USACE Graphics Standard Manual. Date: 1981: Source
The Traditional Castle logo of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which has long been a symbol of the Corps. It was use on uniforms in 1839 and adopted in 1840, but may have been in use before that.