Apollo 11 — 40th Anniversary Patch

The USS Hornet is a Essex class air craft carrier. The USS Hornet played a crucial role in recovering astronauts returning to earth during the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 space flight missions.

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins kept their own names off the Apollo 11 emblem on purpose, so it would stand for everyone who worked toward the first lunar landing. Collins drew the...