8th Infantry Regiment
Coat of Arms Pocket Patch

Shield:
Is silver (white) with a blue bend,
the Infantry colors. The three heraldic flowers on
the bend are symbolic of: first, the rose, the flower
of the state of New York, where the regimental
headquarters was first organized; second, the hispida,
the flower of the Philippines, where the regiment saw
service during the Insurrection; and third, the temple
flower, which is the flower of Cuba, where the 8th
served during the War with Spain. The arrow and
tomahawk represent the Indian campaigns in which the
regiment has participated. The claw representing the
maimed strength of the Prussian eagle alludes to the
regiment's part in the Occupation of Germany after World War I.

MOTTO: Patriae Fidelitas (Loyalty to Country)

Campaigns

Mexican War
Palo Alto; Resaca de la Palma; Monterey; Vera Cruz;
Cerro Gordo; Churubusco; Molino del Rey; Chapultepec

Civil War
Peninsula; Manassas; Antietam; Fredericksburg;
Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Wilderness; Atlanta;
Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Petersburg; Texas 1861

Indian Wars
Seminoles; Apaches; New Mexico 1858;
New Mexico 1860; Montana 1872; Arizona 1876

War with Spain
Santiago

Philippine Insurrection
Luzon 1901

World War I
Streamer without inscription

World War II
Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France;
Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase II;
Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive;
Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
Counteroffensive, Phase V;
Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969;
Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
Counteroffensive, Phase VII

Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation,
Streamer embroidered BEACHES OF NORMANDY

Presidential Unit Citation,
Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE

Presidential Unit Citation,
Streamer embroidered DAK TO DISTRICT

Presidential Unit Citation,
Streamer embroidered CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

Belgian Fourragere 1940

Cited in the Order of the Day of the
Belgian Army for action in BELGIUM

Cited in the Order of the Day of the
Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with
Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1969

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with
Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal,
First Class for VIETNAM 1966-1969