USS Independence (CVA-62) 1968-69 Cruise Sweatshirt

In 1968-69, USS Independence (CVA-62) deployed to the waters off Vietnam as the Tet Offensive shattered American public confidence in the war. Through the chaos of that pivotal year, Independence's air wing maintained the carrier mission, flying combat sorties as the Nixon administration began searching for an exit while American military forces continued to fight and die throughout Southeast Asia.