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Arms of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
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As a follow up from my previous posting regarding the arms of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), I want to share another Virginian collegiate-military coat of arms from Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets. The Corps of Cadets is a military component of Virginia Tech, a public university located in Blacksburg. Established in 1872, the Corps of Cadets sport a rather simple and pleasant coat of arms.
Col. Harry D. Temple (1911-2004) from the US Army Institute of Heraldry not only designed VMI's arms but also those of his alma mater, Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Designed in 1965, the Corps arms are blazoned: Ermine, on a pale Gules a sword point upward Argent, pommel and hilt Or.
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Armorial flag of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
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Through Temple's design for Virginia Tech, we see the sword in pale used to identify the bearer as military--the same scheme he used earlier in 1961 for VMI's coat of arms. I appreciate and admire Temple's desire to maintain consistency in charges for identification, as I believe when viewing all arms with the associated charge makes a powerful constant in a designer's armorial.
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L-R: Arms of VMI and Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets both designed
by Col. Harry D. Temple.
Rendered by Chad Krouse, 2024. |
Seeing the two sets of arms above, I believe, furthers my argument. Click on the label below "Harry D. Temple" to see his other designs covered.
