An interesting historical footnote is that the Cowboys were not always known as the Cowboys. VMFA-112 shot down over one hundred Japanese aircraft during World War II as VMF-112, the Wolfpack. They moved to Texas after the war and changed their name to the Cowboys, in honor of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. Or so tradition states. Having met more than a few of them in my life, I can well understand naming a squadron in their honor. They are rather memorable creatures.