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Lt.
Colonel Stephen
Anthony Michael.
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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 26th January
2013. Registration No.
0246 (Vol.2).
Arms:
Argent, on a fess Sable
between in chief an arm
in armour and gauntleted
embowed fessways and in
base a talbot passant
Gules, a lamp between
two mascles Or.
Crest:
American eagle wings
displayed holding a
sword in its dexter
talon Proper.
Motto:
Genus Est Gloria
Grant:
The grant was entered on
page 31 of Volume 87 of
the “Public Register of
All Arms and Bearings in
Scotland” on 9th
February 2005 at the
Court the Lord Lyon.
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The arm in armour
gauntleted and embowed
reflects the armiger’s
military service with
the United States Air
Force for over 33 years,
while the talbot alludes
to his Carmichael
ancestors and the
tradition of Appin as a
favoured royal hunting
location. The fess
symbolizes a girdle of
honour, relevant to both
a military and federal
service career. The hand
lamp alludes to both a
pursuit of knowledge by
the armiger through
education and his work
in the field of
intelligence for 20
years. The mascles
denote persuasiveness.
The crest denotes an
American heritage, with
the sword suggesting a
willingness to fight and
defend---characteristics
evidenced by the
armiger’s Michael,
Caperton, McCorkle and
Adkisson ancestors.
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In
Gaelic, the family would
be referred to as Mhicheil
na h'Appunn . . . Michael
from Appin, and that is
how they prefer to think
of their lineage---hence
the Latin motto, "GENUS
EST GLORIA" or "My
Heritage is My Pride". |
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