HA(L)-3

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Image courtesy of Jim Doran Seawolf 71	Image courtesy of Jim Doran Seawolf 71	This flag was taken out to a ship in October of 1970 as the VC overran the Naval Tac. Support Base at Song Ong Doc, IV Corps, on the Gulf of Thailand. It is the Hal-3 (Seawolves) Detachment 6 flag. The flag was saved by Kid Purrington (Det-6 gunner) who gave the flag to Bear Grinstead (Det 6 commander) on the boat. Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge via Larry Stone
Det 5 "Flying Death". There were initially 4 Seawolf Dets from HC1 starting in mid 66 in april 67 A new sqd was ommissioned , HAL 3 Seawolves with the first 4 dets being the ones from HC1 and 3 more dets followed in 67, then in mid 69 dets 8 and 9 were established. Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge	Det 5 "Why Me" Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge	HC1/ HAL 3 det 4 "Rowells Rats" Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge
Hal 3 "Combat Roll of Honor" patch Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge	Seawolves Detachment 8 patch Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge	When I arrived at Navy Binh Thuy to join the Seawolves, I came alone, not as part of a customary group. Since there was no billet in the squadron for an interpreter or photomate, they were not expecting me. I checked in to get my 5 squadron pathces, but they only had 3 left...all new style single scroll ones. They searched around a bit and found two "turn-ins" to pass to me. They were both the older "double scroll" style. One was machine made and pretty. The other was an "in-country" from a "departed pilot". I only had three shirts, so I had the 3 matching newer patches sewn on. The two two-scrollers ended up in my sea bag. I came home in '72, found the "two scrollers" and put them in frames on my "I love me" wall. - US Navy Seawolf combat photographer/Interpreter Tom
HAL-3 'Seawolves' exhibit on new permanent floating museum, U.S.S. Midway (CV-41) San Diego, CA Image courtesy of Doug Kibbey
PATCH HC1 DET 27 Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge	DET 1 PATCH Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge	DET 4 FLAG Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge
DET 4 FLAG Image courtesy of Bill Rutledge

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