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Blue cotton American Navy hat with yellow embroideries on the bill, also embroidered with the words "USS John Young DD 973." 

The cap belonged to Day Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee who was rescued by the US Coast Guard USS John Young 973 in the Gulf of Thailand on April 18, 1981 from a small boat carrying 65 boat people. The cap was gifted to Day Nguyen by the ship’s captain as a souvenir for helping him organize sleep arrangements and food distributions for the 350 people rescued by the ship in various parts of the Gulf of Thailand during this trip.