Even in times of peace, the Navy still needed sailors

Cold War Stories – Truman Joins the Royal Order of Deep Dunkers

The Royal Order of Deep Dunkers Up until today, I had only known of a few US Presidents that had submerged on board a submarine. The first was Theodore Roosevelt who rode an early sub called the Plunger. August 21, 1905 – Plunger to Oyster Bay today A partial list of modern Presidents that would […]

Cold War Stories – “Look at that thing fly” – Submarine Design in the Modern Ages

Look at that thing fly – submarine design in the modern ages The sleek submarines of today are powerful examples of the evolution of naval ship design. What were once awkward frames surrounding the simplest of motive engines, are now the deadliest hunter killers that have ever ranged the oceans deep. The technology to create […]

Cold War Stories – “The atomic age is here to stay. The question is: Are we?”

General Omar Bradley is known for saying, “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than about peace, more about killing than we know about living.” Bradley would go on to become the head of the joint chiefs before retiring from the Army. The turbulent times after the […]

Cold War Stories – Sharing Atomic Secrets in 1946

Cold War Stories – Sharing Atomic Secrets in 1946 Even prior to the formation of the United Nations organization in 1945, the shifting sands of power around the globe were creating doubts about the visions of the founders. Franklin Roosevelt had made the formation of this new organization one of his highest priorities. He had […]

Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Six: The End and The Beginning

Chapter Six: The End and The Beginning Josephus Daniels became the Secretary of the Navy after the election of Woodrow Wilson. He was a reformer in every sense of the word and brought with him very little understanding of the naval traditions that shaped the modern organization he inherited. He was determined to build the navy […]

Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Four: Join the Navy and See the World

Chapter Four: Join the Navy and See the World From the Secretary of the Navy’s 1912 report to the President: OUTPUT OF NAVAL ACADEMY. “This year 265 midshipmen entered the Naval Academy; next year there may be as many, or even more, on account of the reapportionment of congressional districts. After June 30 next, however, the […]

Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Three: Character is built one difficult lesson at a time

Editor’s note: This chapter is the one that was part of the primary reason one of my early supporters withdrew his support. I have only been to the academy a few times, but I remember the stately buildings and well-groomed landscapes. It is a place of honor in may ways but through the years it […]

Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Two: The First Year is Always the Hardest

Chapter Two: The First Year is always the hardest The rains in old Crab Town had to be a welcome relief to the incoming Plebes. Even those who had an athletic background surely must have withered under the heat and humidity that accompanied the scorn of the upper classmen that were unlucky enough to get […]

Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter One: Plebes is Plebes

Previous post: If you had not read the previous post, here is the link. At the end of the story, I will link them all together on one page here on the blog. Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient (Introduction and Prologue) Chapter One: Plebes is […]