Name: USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1971 Cruise Hoodie
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SKU: 35101102913
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USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1971 Cruise Hoodie

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USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1971 Cruise HoodieUSS Forrestal (CVA 59) deployed in 1971. The deployment unfolded during the Vietnam War. This cruise hoodie honors her crew and the legacy of her service. Heavyweight cotton blend, printed to order in the USA.

This sweatshirt commemorates the 1964-65 cruise — as American involvement in Southeast Asia was deepening and Forrestal patrolled the Mediterranean

enforcing a no-fly zone that kept the peace where diplomacy alone had failed

As Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi unleashed his military against his own people

the retreat — 1981 felt like a turning point

The Big E's Carrier Air Wing Nine flew combat missions with quiet professionalism — sustaining operations as the political ground shifted beneath everyone

yet Constellation's crew answered each challenge with the quiet professionalism of a ship that had been doing this since 1961

The summer of 1965 marked a turning point in Vietnam

CV-66's air wing enforced NATO's no-fly zone with the precision and discipline that had defined America throughout her career

USS America (CVA-66) deployed in 1972-1973

Following Operation Desert Fox in December 1998 — four nights of punishing strikes against Iraq's weapons programs — USS Constellation (CV-64) deployed into a region still on edge

Desert Storm

real sacrifice

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