USS Benfold (DDG-65) 1997-98 MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT Long Sleeve T-Shirt

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USS Benfold (DDG-65) 1997-98 MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT Long Sleeve T-ShirtHospital 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

honoring the legacy of the country whose name she carried

the Ragin' Bulls transitioned through multiple aircraft types before adopting the Super Hornet and continue a proud tradition of Atlantic Fleet strike operations across multiple combat deployments

and supporters of this Pacific Fleet warship

Sixth Fleet operations during a period of heightened regional activity in the Mediterranean and Middle East

she carries both the firepower and the legacy of one of the Navy's greatest champions

USS Gravely (DDG-107) completed her maiden deployment

USS Ross (DDG-71) deployed in 1999

USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) spent over two decades as one of the Navy's front-line Los Angeles-class attack submarines — commissioned in 1983 and serving through some of the most consequential chapters in American naval history

making it the perfect way to honor your time aboard or celebrate this storied warship's legacy of service in Desert Storm

the 1990-91 Persian Gulf cruise

she is named for the city that has produced generations of American naval officers

These men answered the call before most of America knew the war had begun

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