USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) 1983-84 Cruise Sweatshirt

USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) deployed on her 1983-84 cruise during one of the most dangerous moments in Cold War naval history. Operating in the Mediterranean, Kennedy's battle group was on station as the Lebanese Civil War raged and the devastating bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut on October 23, 1983, killed 241 American service members. Big John's sailors stood ready during the tense weeks that followed, representing American resolve in a region that demanded it.