USS Anzio (CG-68) Embroidered Apron

USS Anzio (CG-68) is among the most distinguished warships in the modern U.S. Navy. A Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser commissioned on May 22, 1992, she bears the name of the WWII Battle of Anzio — the audacious amphibious landing of January 1944 where Allied forces established a foothold on the Italian mainland and fought through bitter resistance to break the Gustav Line. From her first deployment supporting Dayton Accords diplomacy in 1994–95, to Desert Fox strikes against Iraq in 1998, to the opening salvos of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, to enforcing the Libya no-fly zone in 2011, Anzio has answered every call. This embroidered apron celebrates a ship that has earned its name many times over.