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Marthe48

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14. I saw active dates for later years

Reply to Timewas (Reply #13)

Thu May 11, 2023, 11:10 AM

May 2023

I don't know how military units are named, and if they retire names, continue them, or name new units.

I had read about Navy boats awhile back, and learned that sometimes there is more than one boat with the same name, but not at the same time.

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I have a question about a patch [View all] Marthe48 May 2023 OP

The Military didn't do iron on insignia in my time. pwb May 2023 #1

I tested the link and it works Marthe48 May 2023 #4

Interesting Docreed2003 May 2023 #2

I found a picture of it that's not exactly the same, Croney May 2023 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author The Polack MSgt May 2023 #5

It may be an old cruise patch from the aircraft carrier CVN-72 the Lincoln bottomofthehill May 2023 #6

I wondered if it referred to Abrams Marthe48 May 2023 #10

Vietnam War navy air wing patch NullTuples May 2023 #7

full image: Ptah May 2023 #8

Thank you Ptah! Marthe48 May 2023 #9

Carrier Air Wing 8, USS Lincoln (CVN-72) shakedown cruise (1990) sl8 May 2023 #11

Thank you! Marthe48 May 2023 #12

This Timewas May 2023 #13

I saw active dates for later years Marthe48 May 2023 #14

"Recommissioned in April 1951, CVW-8 has been operational since that date." nt sl8 May 2023 #15