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The Vermont Military Crest was first used in the coats of arms of units of Vermont state regiments, and later by the Vermont National Guard, as granted by the precursor organizations of what is now the , by Vermont's military regiments at the Battle of Plattsburg, and through the U.S. Civil War. The crest is based up the crest found on the Coat Of Arms Of Vermont . The design of the Vermont military crest is the source of the nickname for Vermont National Guard officers and enlistees, both male and female, as "Vermont Bucks."


REFERENCES

  • Jason Stein, Berry, and P. J. Capelotti. ''U.S. Army Heraldic Crests: A Complete Illustrated History of Authorized Distinctive Unit Insignia.'' University of South Carolina Press: 1993. ISBN 0-8724-9963-4.

  • Jason Stein, Berry, ''U.S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia.'' University of South Carolina Press: 1997. ISBN 1-5700-3179-7.

  • Zieber, Eugene, ''Heraldry in America: The Civic Armorial Bearings of American States.'' Greenwich House: 1974.



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