USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1960 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1960 Long Sleeve Cruise ShirtUSS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) was one of the storied Midway class carriers that shaped American naval power through three decades of Cold War service. Commissioned in April 1945 and named for the thirty second President who guided the nation through the Depression and World War II, she served as an attack carrier in the Mediterranean a steady, powerful presence during the most consequential years of the Cold War. The 1960 MED CRUISE placed

"Connie's" air wing flew Operation Southern Watch missions

the Red Sea

USS Coral Sea (CV-43) was among the carriers that answered the call during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-80

and kept contested skies overhead as allied forces pushed into some of the heaviest defenses of the war

Less than two years out of commission

maintained the watch

The 1973 cruise came at a watershed moment — the Paris Peace Accords were signed in January of that year

2000 shook the fleet — but it did not deter the sailors who continued their missions and kept the battle group ready

As President Johnson committed the first ground combat troops to South Vietnam

When North Vietnam launched the Easter Offensive in the spring of 1972

Her 1993-94 deployment to the Mediterranean put CV-66 in the Adriatic

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