The Cowboys were part of Marine Aircraft Group 41 when The War began. Texas originally activated reserve squadrons one at a time to fill in for losses during The War. But they activated the entire air group for the Hyades Campaign and VMR-234 became instrumental to the effort. The Rangers flew C-2 Shooting Star transports that carried everything from supplies to Marine ground pounders throughout the Hyades. We kept the skies clear for them, and they delivered the GROPOS that kept our bases secure. The Rangers went everywhere, and they were needed there. Make no mistake on that point. They were invaluable.