USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) 2021 MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT Unisex Sweatshirt

Commemorate the 2021 maiden deployment of USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) with this exclusive sweatshirt. An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Thomas Hudner was commissioned on December 1, 2018, and is homeported in Mayport, Florida. The ship is named after Medal of Honor recipient Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a Navy aviator who deliberately crash-landed his aircraft in North Korea in December 1950 in a heroic attempt to save the life of his wounded wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown — the first African American naval aviator to die in combat. Her 2021 maiden deployment marked the beginning of a proud operational legacy. This sweatshirt honors the ship and the valor of the man she was named after.