Official VMFA-115 Silver Eagles Napalm Sticks To Hippies Patch - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 Silver Eagles Vietnam-era morale slogan embroidered patch.
Eight decades of Silver Eagles history, a Vietnam combat record that speaks for itself, and the irreverent morale spirit that kept crews sharp when the missions were anything but easy.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 was organized on 1 July 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara, California, as a F4U Corsair squadron, and placed under the command of Medal of Honor recipient Major Joseph Foss, the highest-scoring USMC ace of World War II. The Silver Eagles name came later, adopted in the early 1970s after the squadron had already built one of the most decorated combat records in Marine aviation. During the Vietnam War, VMFA-115 flew more than 34,000 combat sorties across battles including the Tet Offensive, Hue City, and Khe Sanh, earning the Hanson Trophy from the Commandant of the Marine Corps in 1971. In 1985, the Silver Eagles became the first operational Marine squadron to transition to the F/A-18A Hornet, and they went on to earn multiple Hanson Awards for squadron excellence through the late 1980s. The Napalm Sticks to Hippies slogan belongs to the Vietnam-era morale patch tradition, a form of blunt, darkly humorous expression that crews used to reinforce unit identity and brotherhood during one of the most contested air campaigns in Marine Corps history. That combination of combat lineage and morale culture gives this patch a specific, documented place in the Silver Eagles story.
Perfect for VMFA-115 veterans and alumni, Marine aviation historians, Vietnam-era morale patch collectors, F-4 Phantom and F/A-18 Hornet enthusiasts, shadow box builders, reunion displays, patch panel collections, and anyone preserving the culture and combat identity of Marine fighter attack aviation from the Vietnam generation forward.
Silver Eagles lineage, Vietnam morale edge, stitched for the collectors who know exactly what it cost.
