USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) Ship's Crest Sweatshirt

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USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) Ship's Crest SweatshirtUSS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer commissioned in 2006, named for Admiral Forrest Sherman who served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1949 to 1951. Sherman was a naval aviator who commanded carriers in World War II and helped define the strategic architecture of the early Cold War Navy a key figure in the unification debates that created the modern Joint Chiefs of Staff. DDG 98 carries his name with

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

conducting amphibious readiness exercises

Saratoga and her embarked air wing flew continuous readiness operations throughout the cruise

the world was on edge and the United States Navy was forward deployed to every ocean

George's crew met every challenge with the skill and dedication the moment demanded

Eisenhower (CVN-69) returned to the Persian Gulf in continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom

This is the sweatshirt of her last crew

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)'s 1993 Western Pacific deployment was another proud chapter in the history of a carrier built for the long game

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This long sleeve shirt commemorates the 1969-70 cruise — as the Vietnam War continued and Forrestal patrolled the Mediterranean

and Red Sea regions throughout her career

Operating initially in the Mediterranean Sea