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100108-N-5212T-001 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 8, 2010) Cmdr. John Sager is piped ashore after relinquishing command of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724). Sager was relieved by Cmdr. Lee Sisco during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Josh Thompson/Released)
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Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three states which were not part of the secession attempt by the 11 states that formed the Confederacy.
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Fleet Admiral (United States)
Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy (FADM), or more commonly referred to as Fleet Admiral, is a five-star flag officer rank and is presently considered the highest possible rank in the United States Navy.
The insignia for Fleet Admiral comprises five stars in a pentagon design with a thick rank stripe, below four smaller stripes, on the service dress blue uniform.
The Fleet Admiral rank is reserved for war-time use only
From 6/19/1968 ( my 1st US Navy Medal of Honor and I am U.S. military fighter jet ace during the Vietnam War ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) is: 1777 days
From 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) to 3/13/1978 ( U.S. Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies applies to me personally and professionally as Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan U.S. Navy ) is: 1777 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Armies
General of the Armies
General of the Armies and General of the Armies of the United States are the highest possible ranks in the United States Army.
After World War II, which saw the introduction of U.S. "5-star" officers who outranked Washington, both Congress and the President revisited the issue of Washington's rank. To maintain George Washington's proper position as the first Commanding General of the United States Army, he was appointed, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 January 19, 1976, approved by President Gerald R. Ford on October 11, 1976. The law established the grade as having "rank and precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or present,"clearly making it superior to General of the Army. The Department of the Army Order 31-3, issued on March 13, 1978 had an effective appointment date of July 4, 1976. The rank ensures that no United States military officer outranks George Washington
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Memorable quotes for
Down Periscope (1996)
Executive Officer Martin T. 'Marty' Pascal: Sonar Technician Second Class, E.T. Lovacelli, sir! Goes by the nickname "Sonar."
Lt. Comd. Dodge: Welcome aboard, Sonar.
"Sonar" Lovacelli: Uh, 'scuse me, sir. This is an actual Navy submarine? Not a float in a parade or something?
Lt. Comd. Dodge: Afraid so, Sonar.
"Sonar" Lovacelli: Huh... isn't that odd?
[he shuffles past Dodge and starts up the gangplank]
Lt. Comd. Dodge: [aside to Pascal] Don't tell me - deaf as Beethoven.
Executive Officer Martin T. 'Marty' Pascal: [whispering] Oh, no. Great ears, sir. Watch what you say around him, he hears everything. His last C.O. thought he was a security risk.
[at the top of the gangplank, Sonar turns around]
"Sonar" Lovacelli: [yells] Uh, excuse me, sir! I don't hear everything. And I'm quite trustworthy too.
Lt. Comd. Dodge: Right.
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Screamers
:18:45
Alert!
All personnel to their stations.
:18:50
:19:23
- They're not civilians.
- No, a troop transport. All ours.
:19:27
- How bad is it?
- No survivors.
:19:30
- Then what the hell is that?
- Get me out of here, man!
:19:35
We're going to cut you out of here.
Just hang on.
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Unbreakable
:54:03
A 737 crashes on takeoff--
:54:05
172 die, no survivors.
:54:08
A hotel fire downtown--
211 die, no survivors.
:54:13
An Eastrail train derails
7 1/2 miles outside the city--
:54:17
131 die...
:54:19
one survivor.
:54:21
He is unharmed.
:54:23
I've spoken with your husband
about his survival.
:54:26
I suggested a rather
unbelievable possibility.
:54:29
Since then, I've come to believe
that possibility...
:54:33
however unbelievable...
:54:35
is now more a probability.
:54:37
And what was it you suggested?
:54:40
These are mediocre times, Mrs Dunn.
:54:43
People are starting to lose hope.
It's hard for many to believe...
:54:47
there are extraordinary things
inside themselves as well as others.
