Typical costs: 1  Expensive engagement announcements typically cost $3 or more per printed card, and may cost as much as $11 each for the fanciest cardstock and envelopes. 2  Inexpensive engagement announcements typically cost $1 to $2 per printed card. 3  Basic newspaper announcements typically start at $25.
Definition of chevron : a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V: such as a: a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usually with the point up
Circular No. 65, 1821, stated that'' ''Chevrons will designate rank (both of officers through the rank of captain and enlisted men) as follows: Captains, one on each arm, above the elbow, and subalterns, on each arm below the elbow.