They followed that victory with a rout of the Pennsylvania Bucktail Rifles at Harrisonburg on 6 June 1862, earning an honor that is still borne on the battalion colors to this day.

On 8 December 1970 the 1st Battalion was reduced to zero strength at An Khe, Vietnam with the exception of a battalion color guard which returned the battalion colors to Schofield Barracks.

Note: Not all theatre honours are displayed on battalion colours.

The battalion colours were also recovered with great pomp and ceremony, from the Scots' Church in Melbourne.

Zacherle then ordered the battalion colors, its custom-made box, and the 25 combat streamers that adorned it soaked in gasoline and set on fire.

On the formation of Operations Platoons, narrow coloured slides were adopted and worn on the shoulder straps in battalion colours.

The women soldiers also wore a silk cravat in their battalion colour.

The battalion colours, donated by the Ottawa Home Guard, were presented by Sir Joseph Pope on August 1, 1915 and deposited in Westminster Abbey on July 12, 1916.

The battalion colors for the 225th Brigade Support Battalion were officially authorized by the United States Institute of Heraldry on 1 October 1991.

The battalion colors carry campaign streamers from World War II for Tunisia, Anzio, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Po Valley and North Apennines.