35th Signal Battalion (United States)


The 35th Signal Battalion is a reserve unit of the United States Army. The 35th provides critical battlefield communications in support of combat operations worldwide. It is headquartered in Fort Allen, Puerto Rico. The 35th Signal Battalion is made up of the following companies: HHC, A Co, B Co, C Co. It currently has soldiers deployed in the Global War on Terror in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Campaign Streamers

;Shield: Tenne, five flashes radiating from base point argent, on a chief of the last three telephone poles palewise connected by two wires throughout of the first.
;Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors the Lexington Minute Man proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
;Motto: We Carry the word.
Orange and white are the colors of the Signal Corps. The telephone poles are symbolic of the construction activities of the organization. The five flashes commemorate the campaigns of World War II. Additionally, the flashes are indicative of messages carried over the wires. The three poles and five flashes are suggestive of the numerical designation of the organization.