Joe Arzate’s Memorabilia from His Time in the Service
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Maj. Joe Arzate in 2016.
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Maj. Joe Arzate in 2016.
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Maj. Joe Arzate and his wife Paulette in 2016.
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Maj. Arzate's Cobra flight helmet.
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Patches collected by Maj. Arzate.
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Maj. Arzate's cavalry hat.
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Rocket tube that Maj. Arzate brought back from Vietnam.
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Part of the rocket tube brought back by Maj. Arzate.
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Part of the rocket tube brought back by Maj. Arzate.
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Part of the rocket tube brought back by Maj. Arzate.
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Part of the rocket tube brought back by Maj. Arzate.
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Joe F. Arzate after the Vietnam War.
This collection includes several images of Maj. Arzate (later in his career and in 2016) along with some items that he has saved from his years in the service.
Joe F. Arzate
Army National Guard
Major
Served in: Vietnam War Peacetime
From: San Angelo, TexasMaj. Arzate served as a Cobra pilot during the Vietnam War.