U.S. ARMY 229TH SUPPLY AND SERVICE COMPANY UNIT CREST (DUI)

Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.

Enlisted personnel wear the insignia centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.

More guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1,
Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e), "Beret" and "Garrison Cap," respectively.

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Very little information is available on the history and lineage of the 229th Supply and Service Company, and its DUI is not listed at The Institute of Heraldry. We do know that the unit was deployed in support of the Vietnam conflict and was stationed at Phouc Vinh at the time of the Tet Offensive. The Company was awarded two Meritorious Unit Commendations for service in Vietnam, one for the period from 31 July 1967 and another for the period from 5 November 1968 to 8 July 1969. It was inactivated for a brief period following its Vietnam service and was reactivated on 21 December 1972. Sources indicate it was still active in Germany as late as 1989, but documentation on the unit's history following this period is not readily available on the Internet or from other publicly available resources.
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