USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1973-74 MED CRUISE Sweatshirt

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1973-74 MED CRUISE SweatshirtCommissioned in 1945 and modernized into one of the most capable attack carriers in the fleet, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) earned a distinguished record across decades of Cold War service. The 1973 74 MED CRUISE spanned one of the most turbulent moments of the Cold War the Yom Kippur War brought the Middle East to the edge of broader conflict in October 1973, and the oil embargo that followed reshaped the global order. Roosevelt remained

Pour a cup for the Naval aviators who launched from Yankee Station and never looked for the easy way out

and Caribbean in what would be the last chapter of her distinguished 28-year service life

Hornet continued serving America's naval interests through the Cold War era

Lebanon was in flames in 1982

the families left behind faced months of worry and waiting that would eventually lead to the combat operations of Desert Storm

One of the most storied squadrons in helicopter aviation

This sweatshirt commemorates her 2002 cruise

Kennedy's crew served with distinction aboard the Navy's last conventionally powered attack carrier

your sailor was aboard USS America (CV-66) — part of one of the most significant combat strikes in post-Vietnam naval aviation history

In October 1972

Eisenhower (CVN-69) deployed during the period that encompassed Operation Desert Storm — the air campaign that began in January 1991 and drove Iraq's forces out of Kuwait in 100 hours of ground combat

the Arabian Gulf

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