My clerical arms.

 
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17 March 2013 01:10
 
 
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17 March 2013 16:36
 

I like!  Can you explain the oak leaves and the axe?

 
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17 March 2013 18:10
 

He’s a chaplain for a fire brigade, I believe. Right?

 
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17 March 2013 18:20
 

I am a chaplain for the fire service and the oak wreath usually shows civic service if I am not mistaken. The axe is called a pick headed axe used by the fire service and is the second most popular symbol of the fire service behind the helmet.

 
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20 March 2013 00:08
 

If your fire dept does any wildland firefighting’ just pray that it’s not poison oak!—climbing through it leads to much pain & the smoke is nearly toxic.

Mike~~ (formerly with the US Forest Service)