USS America (CVA-66) 1972-73 Cruise Shirt

The 1972-73 deployment of USS America (CVA-66) was one of the most consequential of the entire Vietnam War. When North Vietnam launched the massive Easter Offensive on March 30, 1972, CVA-66 was among the first carriers surged into the Gulf of Tonkin in response. America's air wing flew relentlessly during Operation Linebacker, the most intensive bombing campaign of the war, helping blunt the invasion and turn the tide. Operation Linebacker II in December 1972 — the "Christmas Bombings" — brought North Vietnam to the peace table. The Paris Peace Accords followed on January 27, 1973. This cruise shirt marks your place in one of naval aviation's most significant deployments.

• 100% cotton
• Classic fit
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Ribbed crew neck