Patty and Alan's Navy Quilt (12 of 13)

The pictured quilt was made by my wife, incorporating various patches I had accumulated over my 20+ years in Naval aviation. The text below provides some amplification on each of the patches.<br /><br /> After several tests, interviews and processing, Al is sworn into the Naval Aviation Officer Program on 2 July 1968 at Naval Air Station Los Alamitos. What a change of lifestyle for the newly married young Krauses. Only six months after the wedding, I leave Patty for Pensacola. On 19 August 1968, Al takes headed for Pensacola, Florida. He arrives at Naval Air Station Pensacola, reporting for duty and instruction at the Naval Aviation Schools Command (Row 1, Patch 1).<br /><br /> The first two weeks&acirc;