USS America (CVA-66) 1968 Cruise Sweatshirt - FAMILY

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USS America (CVA-66) 1968 Cruise Sweatshirt - FAMILYThe year 1968 tested every American family with a loved one in Southeast Asia. The Tet Offensive dominated the headlines in January, the siege of Khe Sanh stretched for weeks, and the war seemed to reach into every American home. Through it all, the crew of USS America (CVA 66) kept flying missions from the Gulf of Tonkinand you kept the home fires burning. The families of the 1968 cruise carried something heavy: months of uncertainty during one of

This shirt commemorates the 1961 cruise and honors all who served aboard her

flying strike missions deep into North Vietnam

Forward deployed to Naval Station Rota

projecting readiness at a critical juncture in the Cold War

a nation trying to move on — but the same professional commitment that had carried CVA-66 through nearly a decade of conflict

and wearing the quiet pride that only a Navy family truly knows

voluntarily gave up opportunities for early release to remain with the men under his care

Her air wing flew sorties in support of Rolling Thunder

the Pukin' Dogs conducted strike operations across the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf

her crew took their place on the front lines of one of history's most pivotal years

contributing to coalition naval operations in the Persian Gulf

" This sweatshirt commemorates her 2017-18 cruise to the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific