USS Benfold (DDG-65) 1997-98 MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT Unisex Sweatshirt

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USS Benfold (DDG-65) 1997-98 MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT Unisex SweatshirtHospital Corpsman Third Class Edward C. Benfold gave his life on September 5, 1952, near Han'gye, Korea, throwing himself on two enemy grenades to save the Marines he served alongside a selfless act of heroism that earned him the Medal of Honor posthumously. The ship that bears his name, USS Benfold (DDG 65), honored that sacrifice from her very first deployment in 199798, cutting through the Western Pacific as a newly commissioned Arleigh Burke class

supercarrier moored under the silhouette of the Sydney Opera House

This framed ship photo captures a piece of that legacy

Whatever came next

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throwing himself on two enemy grenades to save the Marines he served alongside — a selfless act of heroism that earned him the Medal of Honor posthumously

deployed into this uncertain strategic environment during her 2009 WESTPAC cruise — patrolling the waters of the Western Pacific and maintaining the forward presence that has anchored U

sustaining flight operations in demanding conditions and maintaining the American presence that keeps sea lanes open and adversaries in check

the crew of CVA-66 kept the pressure on through one of the war's most complex and transitional years

CVN-65's 1984 cruise took her through the Western Pacific and into the Indian Ocean at a time when tensions in the Middle East were rising — the Iran-Iraq War was bleeding across the Persian Gulf

USS Ranger (CVA-61) completed her 1969-70 WestPac deployment during the early Vietnamization era

maritime security

This premium crew-neck sweatshirt displays the official ship's crest of USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)

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