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In june 1967 vaw 123 set sail aboard uss forrestal for vietnam, thus becoming the first east coast vaw squadron to go to war. Carriers, us navy ships, chicago cubs logo, air force, badge, patches, logos, hawkeye. I still have my original squadron patch that has cyclops as part of the patch. Vaw airborne early warning squadron vaw 11 early elevens.
Va12, attack squadron 12 atkron 12 was an attack squadron of the united states navy that was active during the cold war. Carrier airborne early warning squadron vaw126 seahawks. Noting what it says in the previous paragraph about vc12 becoming vaw 12 in 1960 it should be noted that in an official history of vaw 123 it is stated that vc12 was redesignated vaw 12 in 1956. Vaw 114, vaw 112, cvw11, cvw2, uss ranger bicentenial cruise, kitty hawk westpac 75, and westpac 7374 patches on it.
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