CV-63 2003 'Combat Cruise' (Globe)

(From Skipper Hagan Collection): This is the "globe" version of the 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) cruise patch for Airwing 5 when they cruised onboard the USS Kitty Hawk. It shows the world with their path in red, and says "102 DAYS AT SEA, TWO BEER DAYS, ZERO PORT VISITS". In the "HAGAN" collection we picked up, there were several of these with a "rubber band" around them keeping them together. Apparently this is a tough patch to locate, and does not come with velcro attached..