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Navy & Coast Guard Retirement Invitations

Two invitations for a career at sea: Fair Winds, an anchor wrapped in rope over a ship's wheel and gentle waves, headed Fair Winds and Following Seas and worded A Navy retirement ceremony honoring Master Chief Daniel Reyes; and Lighthouse, a striped lighthouse with a cutter on the horizon, worded Celebrating the retirement of Chief Petty Officer Erin McBride. Both open in Sky & Silver, and each has Navy & Gold plus Red, White & Blue or Teal & Coral.

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Fair Winds — Navy & Coast Guard retirement invitation

Fair Winds

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Cormorant Garamond
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Lighthouse — Navy & Coast Guard retirement invitation

Lighthouse

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Alfa Slab One
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Planning tip
Fair winds and following seas is the traditional naval farewell, which is why it heads the ceremony card. For the party afterward, the Lighthouse sample keeps it casual: Seafood boil and harbor cruise.
How it works

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Open any design above in the maker. Type the rank and full name (long ranks fit on two lines) and the years of service; the back carries the date, the place, the reception and the dress or access line. Branch names are typed as text; the art carries no seals or insignia.

Pick one of the three palettes drawn for the design, then download a 5 x 7 PDF (front and back), a two-per-sheet letter PDF for home printing, print-shop PNGs with bleed, 4 x 6 PNGs for a photo counter, a phone-sized PNG to text or email, or a Word file. For more lines to put on the card, see the retirement invitation wording ideas and the retirement party etiquette guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a Navy retirement invitation?
Fair Winds, worded for a Navy retirement ceremony, with an anchor and ship's wheel. Change Navy to any branch; it's live text.
Is there a Coast Guard retirement invitation?
Lighthouse, with a cutter on the horizon. The rank and name are live text, so it suits a Coast Guard chief or officer.
Do these carry a Navy or Coast Guard seal?
No. The art is a generic anchor, wheel and lighthouse; no seals, emblems or mottos.
Updated October 2026