Officially Licensed USMC VMF-122 Candystripers WWII Patch USMC Combat Helicopter Association VMF-232 Red Devils veterans and

VMF-232 Red Devils veterans and descendants

This patch commemorates the V-22 Osprey program's connection to Amarillo

the Marine fighter squadron that defended Henderson Field on Guadalcanal alongside VMF-224 during the critical early days of the campaign in August 1942

and is forever linked to the devastating 1967 flight deck fire that killed 134 sailors

and the War on Terror

Officially Licensed USMC VMF-122 Candystripers WWII Patch USMC Combat Helicopter Association VMF-232 Red Devils veterans andOfficially Licensed USMC VMF 122 Candystripers WWII Patch The Squadron That Did Everything First Before they were Werewolves or Crusaders, they were the Candystripers and they changed Marine aviation forever. VMF 122 was commissioned on March 1, 1942, at Camp Kearny, San Diego. Outfitted with F4F Wildcats, they fought as part of the legendary Cactus Air Force at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Under the command of Major "Pappy" Boyington, the squadron