Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!!
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A few memorable Naval quotes ....
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
“I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.”
“It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.”
“Don't give up the ship!”
“We have met the enemy and they are ours…”
“Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!”
“A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.”
“Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!”
“Events of October 1962 indicated, as they had all through history, that control of the sea means security. Control of the seas can mean peace. Control of the seas can mean victory. The United States must control the seas if it is to protect your security…”
Anchors Aweigh...
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
“I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way.”
“It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.”
“Don't give up the ship!”
“We have met the enemy and they are ours…”
“Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!”
“A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.”
“Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!”
“Events of October 1962 indicated, as they had all through history, that control of the sea means security. Control of the seas can mean peace. Control of the seas can mean victory. The United States must control the seas if it is to protect your security…”
Anchors Aweigh...
US Navy, official transportation for the United States Marines for 247 years.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALL!
“Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh. Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay. Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam, Until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.”
On October 13th, 2022, the US Navy will celebrate its 247th birthday! As of 2019, there were 332,528 reported serving in the active duty Navy and 103,678 serving in the Navy Reserve.
The History of the US Navy
On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to create the Continental Navy. At the end of the Revolutionary War, it was disbanded. However, in 1794, the Naval Act was passed and was signed into law by President George Washington. This act authorized the construction of six frigates, which were the first ships of what eventually became the modern US Navy.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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Yes on a few of them.
Count down the list for the row number of quote then I can award
Points to find a Winner.Jim...
And a quote, just for the Marine Sharpshooters who shot from the rigging while the Naval crew with Cutlass et al
as they fought below on the decks.
“The battle of Iwo Island [Jima] has been won. The United States Marines, by their individual and collective courage, have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat.... Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”
Guess who made that quote.
Jim...
Without using my friend Google, JPJ is responsible for 1, 2, 4, 6. JFK is responsible for 9.Count down the list for the row number of quote then I can award
Number 3 is also attributed to JPJ. 5 was uttered by OHP. 7 is Theodore Roosevelt. 8 is LT Forgy.
And Google says I'm wrong about 6 - that is attributed to David Farragut.
And Google says I'm wrong about 6 - that is attributed to David Farragut.
1 beer awarded.Admiral Chester W. Nimitz [Naval Fleet Admiral , not a Marine
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6 Beers for top list.
@kappykaplan = 7 total
Jim...
PS: May have to take some back by your Goooogle search