USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1961 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1961 Cruise SweatshirtUSS 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 1961 MED CRUISE came in a

With the Reagan-era buildup beginning to take hold

But aboard USS America (CV-66)

carrier deployments — Constellation among them — sent an unmistakable message about American commitments in the Pacific

USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) deployed in 1973

and the Navy kept a watchful eye on the Strait of Hormuz

Her 1987 cruise deployed the crew to the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War

This sweatshirt commemorates the 1975 cruise — one year in a long life of service

Detroit's crew delivered fuel

Every mission launched from America's deck was a testament to the crew who armed those aircraft

warships escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz while Iranian forces laid mines and attacked neutral shipping

USS Detroit (AOE-4) completed her 1994–95 deployment during the final chapter of her service life — she would be decommissioned in 1995 after nearly three decades as one of the Navy's premier underway replenishment ships

the Cold War's front lines stretched from the North Atlantic to the Indian Ocean

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