**Officially Licensed US Navy VA-145 Swordsmen Sticker — Attack Squadron Vinyl Sticker**
VA-145 Swordsmen — 41 years on active duty, from Korea to Desert Storm. Their pilot Dieter Dengler made one of the most daring POW escapes in history.
VA-145, the "Swordsmen," was established as Reserve squadron VA-702 on December 1, 1949, and called to active duty in July 1950 for the Korean War. Redesignated VA-145 in 1953, the squadron flew AD Skyraiders, A-1 Skyraiders, A-6 Intruders, and served 41 continuous years. On August 5, 1964, VA-145 participated in Operation Pierce Arrow — the retaliatory strikes following the Gulf of Tonkin incident — where Lt(jg) Richard C. Sather became the first naval aviator killed in the Vietnam War. In February 1966, Lt(jg) Dieter Dengler was shot down, captured in Laos, and made a legendary escape from a Pathet Lao prison camp, earning the Navy Cross. During Desert Storm in 1991, the Swordsmen flew 621 combat sorties from USS Ranger. VA-145 was disestablished in October 1993.
• **Type:** 4" vinyl die-cut sticker
• **Finish:** UV-protected, fade and tear resistant
• **Made:** 100% USA
• **Detail:** Full-color VA-145 Swordsmen squadron insignia
• **Application:** Laptops, water bottles, toolboxes, flight bags, crew rooms
**Perfect For:** VA-145 Swordsmen veterans, A-6 Intruder and Skyraider alumni, Gulf of Tonkin and Desert Storm historians, USS Ranger personnel, and Navy attack squadron sticker collectors.
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