A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace. -Theodore Roosevelt-

No man who hates dogs and children can be all bad. -Byron Darnton-

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams. -Yiddish Proverb-

“Take her down!” thus sacrficing himself to save USS Growler (SS-215) -Commander Howard Walter Gilmore, USN 07 FEB 1943-

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! -Lieutenant Howell Maurice Forgy, USN (ChC)-

Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead! (legend; the actual wording: Damn the torpedoes. Four bells, Captain Drayton. Go ahead, Jouett, full speed.) -Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, 5 August 1864-

A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we have thought, never of aggression or of conquest. -Woodrow Wilson-

Don’t give up the ship! -Captain James Lawrence, USN-

We have met the enemy and they are ours… -Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry, USN-

God would like us to be joyful even when our hearts lie panting on the floor. -Tevye, “Fiddler on the Roof”-