LOUISIANA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ELEMENT, JOINT FORCE HQ 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. 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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The image of a mother pelican piercing its own breast to yield blood she will use to nourish its young that is found on the Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) of the Louisiana Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters is taken from the Louisiana State Seal; it is also found on the State flag. A blue and white twisted wreath is a reference to the French origins of many of the state’s settlers.

Although adopted by some Christian denominations as a symbol of the Eucharist and the shedding of the blood of Jesus as atonement for the sins of mankind, the “vulning” (wounding) pelican is actually a myth, likely derived from the orange-reddish hue of the gular pouches of Dalmatian pelicans. It was first used for the State Seal in 1812 when the territory became a state, replacing the image of an Eagle holding a wreath with fifteen stars (Louisiana was the fifteenth state admitted to the Union).

Originally approved for the Louisiana National Guard’s State Staff and State Detachment on 12 February 1934, the insignia was subsequently redesignated for the HQ and HQ Detachment and non-color bearing units in the Louisiana Army National guard on 24 February 1969. It was worn by personnel in those units until 1 February 1983, when it was redesignated for personnel serving in HQ, State Area Command, Louisiana Army National Guard on 1 February 1983. It received its current designation on 1 October 2003 as part of a National Guard reorganization to emphasize the joint nature of its operations and forces (Air National Guard and Army National Guard).

The Joint Force Headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard is located in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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