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442 Transport and Rescue Squadron

Lazo, British Columbia
Confirmation of the blazon of a Badge
March 15, 2012
Vol. VI, p. 130

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Blazon

Badge

Argent a haietlik proper;

Motto

UN DIEU • UNE REINE • UN COEUR;


Symbolism

Badge

According to a legend of the Nuu-chah-nulth, a West Coast First Nation, the haietlik, or lightning snake, was dispatched to kill whales, a major source of food for the people.

Motto

Meaning “One god, one queen, one heart”.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 3, 2012, in Volume 146, page 3054 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione


Recipient Information

Military Institution
Military

The badge was originally approved in March 1957.