Not sure why that would be on a US Navy warship. It is the unofficial patch of an Army unit that doesn't officially exist anymore as anything more than a notable historical unit.
The ghost patch is not officially VO-67's patch or insignia either. Someone used the graphic to make bumper stickers and hat logos, but that isn't their unit patch or insignia.
Its a morale patch, meaning no unit ever had that patch officially -- but it was first associated with 23rd HQ Special Troops (the unit responsible for Patton's "Ghost Army" to fool the Germans into thinking Patton and his forces were somewhere that they were not.)
Since it is a morale patch (an unofficial patch), its sole purpose has to be in perception associations (or comms) and it is associated with "deceiving the enemy about the locations of friendly forces".
Not sure why that would be on a US Navy warship. It is the unofficial patch of an Army unit that doesn't officially exist anymore as anything more than a notable historical unit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Army
No. See top comment, skim rest of comments
The ghost patch is not officially VO-67's patch or insignia either. Someone used the graphic to make bumper stickers and hat logos, but that isn't their unit patch or insignia.
Its a morale patch, meaning no unit ever had that patch officially -- but it was first associated with 23rd HQ Special Troops (the unit responsible for Patton's "Ghost Army" to fool the Germans into thinking Patton and his forces were somewhere that they were not.)
If so, this still doesn't explain why it's on the back of this ship's gun
Exactly.
Since it is a morale patch (an unofficial patch), its sole purpose has to be in perception associations (or comms) and it is associated with "deceiving the enemy about the locations of friendly forces".
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fg%2Fj7cAAOSw62hjr8eM%2Fs-l1600.png&tbnid=qgNJ_o2xURQ-WM&vet=12ahUKEwjck7yZsrH-AhXEPN4AHTuPBR8QMygPegUIARDTAQ..i&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F125692861655&docid=mxKb-XJuvLPPNM&w=796&h=939&itg=1&q=VO-67&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&ved=2ahUKEwjck7yZsrH-AhXEPN4AHTuPBR8QMygPegUIARDTAQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morale_patch
is VO-67 in that?
A deception unit, right?
The most spectacular example of a deception unit that we have ever had as a nation.
If you wanted to rate its memetic value in comms.
Thank you! I thought I was the only person who recognized this!