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The Military Police Flag
The official flag of the Military Police Corps incorporates the crossed pistols that have served as symbolic of the Corps since 1923, the scroll with "Assist, Protect, and Defend", the motto of the Corps, in the mouth of an eagle, which also holds arrows in one claw and a peace branch in the other. On the eagle's chest is the crest of the MP Corps and below the eagle is a scroll with the words "Military Police Corps".
The Military Police Colors There are a few theories as to how the Military Police Corps acquired the colors of green and yellow.
1. The uniform coats of the enlisted dragoons during the American Revolution were green with black trim and yellow buttons and button holes.
2. In World War I, the Military Police of the American Expeditionary Force in France wore a yellow and green cord on their hats.
3. The MP Corps has the same lineage as the Cavalry, both having originated with the Dragoons, thus the yellow of the Cavalry was retained. The green was taken from the staff of the Provost Marshal Branch.
In any case, in 1921 the colors of green and yellow were officially adopted for the Army Military Police with green on the field of yellow. In 1941 the colors were reversed with yellow on green.
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