Category: Navy League
The Illusion of Peace is Seemingly Eternal
I need your help… was your Navy experience a family thing? If so, how?
I can’t remember a time in my life that the Navy wasn’t part of my family. My Dad served in World War 2 and my Grandpa Mac served in World War 1. I joined at 17 and later was joined by my little brother on the USS San Francisco. Tom’s son and my nephew Artie […]
Read More I need your help… was your Navy experience a family thing? If so, how?As we wait for Columbia to be finished and brought on line, this question still remains
Even in times of peace, the Navy still needed sailors
The End of an Era – The Last Boat
250 Years of Service to Freedom – Happy Birthday US Navy
As the clock ticks down to the United States Navy 250th birthday, I wanted to take a few moments and reflect on what that really means. As a young boy, I was surrounded by navy relics and memorabilia. My family had served in the navy during both world wars, and I could see the navy […]
Read More 250 Years of Service to Freedom – Happy Birthday US NavyYou know you have a problem when the Wall Street Journal features your problem – Submarine Repair Crisis
This morning, an article online caught my eye. It was about the situation we face today in our capacity to build and repair submarines and ships. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/u-s-navy-ships-are-languishing-in-repair-yards/ar-AA1JOIYV?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=ae81c26819274e929a7c8de2a36283ba&ei=22 This was my response to the writer Alistair What a great article about the debacle that we face in relation to submarine and ship repairs. Our country has […]
Read More You know you have a problem when the Wall Street Journal features your problem – Submarine Repair CrisisJuly – August 1925 the US Navy Spends Time Down Under
I was visiting my favorite Library of Congress website today that features newspapers from the history of the US. One of the featured stories on the front page of the Washington Times for August 1, 1925, was about how many American sailors married Australian women after a recent port visit. The story brought a smile to […]
Read More July – August 1925 the US Navy Spends Time Down Under“Admiral, the Navy is on its way out. There’s no reason for having a Navy and a Marine Corps.” How Johnson and Truman almost lost the Cold War
A Navy Man at Heart I have to begin this story with a blunt acknowledgement: There has never been a day in my life that the Navy wasn’t the center of the universe when it came to a world that was free, and the Navy was an overpowering force for good. That’s kind of a […]
Read More “Admiral, the Navy is on its way out. There’s no reason for having a Navy and a Marine Corps.” How Johnson and Truman almost lost the Cold War
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