Commemoration
Each year, the town of Cowpens, SC holds a 4-day festival honoring veterans of Cowpens. "The Mighty Moo Festival" was first held in 1977, with one crewmember of CVL-25 attending. Since then, as many as 115 CVL-25 veterans have attended the festival at once. Also, since the launch and commissioning of the USS Cowpens (CG-63) in 1991, the festival has included actively-serving crewmen or women of CG-63 sent by the ship's commanding officer, as well as previously-serving veterans of CG 63. The festival is held from Wednesday through Saturday preceding Father's Day each June. During the 1980s, the town of Cowpens, SC actively petitioned Congress to name another ship Cowpens, which may have played a direct role in choosing this name for CG-63.
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