Our Navy was very largely sunk. And we were at war in no time at all. I share, in retrospect, the distress we all share at the internment of the Japanese American citizens of the United States. It was not our finest hour. But the Supreme Court had it before it at the time, and justified it and upheld it.
In my father's time - he was in college during many transitions in the late 1930s - they had great institutional loyalties. . . to his college, eventually the navy, the Democratic Party and certain ideals of our country. Those are the things that became broken with my generation.
There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.
I did a lot of thrift and vintage. I would mix those pieces into some of the more inexpensive items from Express, Gap, Old Navy, and Clothestime.
I am now reading Cooper's Naval History which I find very interesting.
In our town, the most popular way out was joining the service. So my three best friends joined the Navy to get out. I didn't.
The British Army should be a projectile to be fired by the British Navy.
You mention the Navy, for example, and the fact that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets.
This ship is built to fight. You had better know how.
I've received many honors and I'm grateful for them; but I've already received the highest award I'll ever receive, and that has been the privilege and honor of serving very proudly in the United States Navy.
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.
The cooperation of navies from around the world promises high tactical value for the ships, aircraft, and divers involved; while demonstrating international resolve in defending maritime security against potential threats.
It was very strange, because my father [ Erwin Rommel] received the first call at seven o'clock in the morning. And [Hans] Speidel told my father, "I will call you up in one hour when I see more clearly what's going on. " After an hour, Speidel said, "Yes, the landing took place in Normandy. " And the German Navy had told my father that it was too stormy. And that the British and the Americans and the French can't come. And my father believed him.
I haven't been down to Navy Pier in such a long time. I know that's probably the touristy thing to do, but it just reminds me so much of 2000 when I was here shooting ["Hardball"].
The US Navy has several people on every ship that can navigate by the stars. They don't fool with that.
The U. S. 's major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
I have an honorable discharge from the United States Navy. Hillary Clinton don't have one. Bill Clinton don't have one. Trump don't have one. Obama don't have one.
What is the great fear of the United States? That an Eastern power will build a navy to challenge us. How do you keep them from doing that? Keep them at each other's throats so they don't have any money to do this. This is why we fought the First World War, the Second World War, and the Cold War.
The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words.
By the end of this decade, a majority of our Navy and Air Force fleets will be based out of the Pacific, because the United States is and always will be a Pacific power.