USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1968-69 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1968-69 Cruise SweatshirtIn 1968 69, USS Intrepid (CVS 11) deployed in her antisubmarine warfare role as the Navy maintained its global commitments during one of the most turbulent periods in American history. Between Vietnam combat tours, the "Fighting I" continued hunting Soviet submarines and projecting naval power in the Atlantic an essential mission that continued regardless of events in Southeast Asia.

and USS Enterprise embodied that renewed strength

ended four years of brutal conflict — and American warships like Arleigh Burke were part of the military presence that made that peace possible

When September 11

USS Dale (CG-19) deployed in 1991 to the Persian Gulf

This sweatshirt marks the deployment — when the war was supposed to be winding down but wasn't

providing the precision strike capability and persistent surveillance that troops on the ground depended on

USS Forrestal (CVA-59) deployed in 1972-1973

counter-terrorism concerns in the wake of the Beirut bombing

upholding the legacy of the carrier and the plain-spoken President she honors

as the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the edge and Forrestal stood ready in the Atlantic as the Navy's answer to whatever came next

This shirt commemorates the 2010 cruise and honors the crew who served

Her Aegis Combat System guarded the skies as Tomahawk missiles arced toward Baghdad