USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) 1968-69 Long Sleeve Cruise Shirt

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USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) 1968-69 Long Sleeve Cruise ShirtThe 196869 cruise came amid a pivotal shift in the war President Johnson's bombing halt in November 1968 ended Operation Rolling Thunder, but USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) remained on station in the Gulf of Tonkin, ready to respond. Operating from Yankee Station through a period of deep political uncertainty, her crew kept the ship ready, maintained the watch, and proved that carrier presence itself is a form of commitment. 100% polyester Regular fit Taped

The 1997 cruise sent them back into the Mediterranean — the 6th Fleet's operational heartland — where NATO operations in the Balkans continued and American naval presence sent an unmistakable message of stability and resolve

USS Constellation (CV-64) deployed in 1988-1989 to the Persian Gulf

Force protection concerns were mounting

the memories will last a lifetime

Operation Linebacker II in December 1972 — the "Christmas Bombings" — brought North Vietnam to the peace table

This cruise shirt honors the crew who delivered on that promise

In the years after the Cold War

Taped neck and shoulders

Named for the daring WWII amphibious assault that outflanked entrenched German defenses in Italy

The 1971–72 cruise placed USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) on Yankee Station during one of the war's final and most intense air campaigns

USS Coral Sea (CV-43) deployed in 1987-1988

into more of the world's strategic waters

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