USS Dale (CG-19) 1982-83 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Dale (CG-19) 1982-83 Cruise SweatshirtUSS Dale (CG 19) deployed in 198283 as one of the Navy's Leahy class guided missile cruisers purpose built fleet escorts designed to provide area air defense in the missile age. Named for Commodore Richard Dale, who served as first lieutenant aboard John Paul Jones's Bonhomme Richard during its legendary fight with HMS Serapis, she carried a warrior's heritage into a Cold War deployment that demanded steady vigilance. The early 1980s were an assertive

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