New Mounted Patrol Officers to Receive Specialized Pins

At 10 a.m. TOMORROW (Wednesday, July 21), three officers will join the Houston Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit and receive specialized pins welcoming them into the respected group.

The short ceremony will be held at the east side of Discovery Green in downtown Houston, in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The specialized pin is the "crossed sabers" that mounted officers wear on their pocket flaps.  The crossed sabers are the traditional insignia of the U.S. Cavalry. Nearly every mounted patrol unit in the world has crossed sabers in their insignias, whether it be a pin on their shirts, a patch on their sleeves, or flags they carry.  It is the most recognizable symbol of horse soldiers in the world.

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