USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1989-90 Cruise Varsity Jacket

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USS Forrestal (CV-59) 1989-90 Cruise Varsity JacketUSS Forrestal (CV 59) was the first purpose built supercarrier of the postwar era, commissioned in 1955 and named for James V. Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense. Her angled flight deck and immense size set the template for every fleet carrier that followed, and she deployed repeatedly to the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet. Forrestal served until her decommissioning in 1993. This heavyweight letterman jacket commemorates Forrestal's 1989 90

Roosevelt held her station with the steady professionalism that defined her throughout her service

the final Western Pacific deployment of her career

from their enemies and etching their valor permanently into the Corps' identity

and the kind of pride mixed with fear that only a military family truly understands

Navy's large-scale escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War

one of the most decorated submarine commanders of World War II

This sweatshirt honors the crew who answered the call during one of the most consequential deployments in the ship's history

The sailors who served on Ike during this period were part of one of the most decisive naval aviation campaigns in decades

"For the Common Defense" — the phrase inscribed across her stern

A tribute to the crew who served in Wasp's final years — the last watch of a carrier that served from World War II through the Cold War

The 1980 crew kept her ready

The crew lived