Civil Defense Logo Dies at 67, and Some Mourn Its Passing
The Civil Defense symbol, left, born in 1939 and familiar to generations of
Americans, has been replaced by an emergency management logo.
By DAVID
W. DUNLAP
Published: December 1, 2006
The stark insignia of civil defense — a C and D forming a red circle in a white triangle on a blue disk — died yesterday after a long eclipse. It was 67 years old and lived in the mind’s eye of anyone who remembers air-raid drills, fallout shelters and metal drums filled with what had to be the stalest biscuits in the world.
Friday, December 01, 2006
Civil Defense Logo To Be Replaced
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