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From: Kerry Burgess
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Subject: Bill Gates the cop killer-George Bush-Microsoft-Corbis the cowardly International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States of America
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From: Kerry W. Burgess (official United States Marshals Service federal undercover identity created to investigate and prosecute and convict the criminal activity against the legitimate operations of the United States Department of Defense and against the legitimate operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an identity completely compromised by forces hostile to the United States of America)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949, at the Palace of Justice. The first and best known of these trials was the Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal (IMT), which tried 24 of the most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany. It was held from November 14, 1945, to October 1, 1946. The second set of trials of lesser war criminals was conducted under Control Council Law No. 10 at the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunals (NMT); among them included the Doctors' Trial and the Judges' Trial.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts-martial_in_the_United_States
Courts-martial in the United States
Courts-martial in the United States are criminal trials conducted by the Military of the United States. Most commonly, courts-martial are convened to try members of the U.S. military for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is the U.S. military's criminal code. However, they can also be convened for other purposes, including military tribunals and the enforcement of martial law in an occupied territory. Courts-martial are governed by the rules of procedure and evidence laid out in the Manual for Courts-Martial and Military Rules of Evidence, respectively.
a military judge determines questions of law, and the members of the panel (or military judge in a judge-alone case) determine questions of fact.
From 6/19/1968 ( my 1st United States Navy Medal of Honor date of record and I am United States military fighter jet ace-in-single-day during 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 ( United States Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is: 1777 days
From 9/2/1974 ( I returned to planet Earth after my 18 January 1974 first landing planet Venus ) To 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me and my wife ) is 644 days
From 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me and my wife ) To 3/13/1978 ( United States Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is 644 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Admiral_%28United_States%29
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
"Space: Above and Beyond"
"Pilot"
24 September 1995
Episode 1 DVD:
22:08
US Marine Corps Drill Sergeant: All right, you people, listen up. You are now at the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Recruit Depot, Loxley, Alabama.
22:30
US Marine Corps Drill Sergeant: Any questions?
Mike 'Pags' Pagodin: Sir, when do we get our planes, sir?
From 3/7/1969 ( first spaceflight Grumman Apollo Lunar Module and I primary United States Navy test pilot-astronaut for the first spaceflight and for the United States Apollo Lunar Module test program - United States Apollo 9 Spider ) To 9/17/1974 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft enters active service in United States Navy fleet and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) is 2020 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) To 9/12/1964 ( I am active duty United States Navy officer ) is 2020 days
From 2/12/1973 ( Operation Homecoming begins and I was the lead United States C-141A pilot transporting home the American Prisoners of War ) to 9/17/1974 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft enters active service in United States Navy fleet and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) is: 582 days
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 2/17/1965 ( I am active duty United States Navy SEAL ) is: 582 days
From 5/14/1973 ( as the first civilian and privately funded astronaut and the first explorer of planet beyond Earth while maintaining status on planet Earth as US Naval Reserves military astronaut I planned and scheduled the launch of United States Skylab space station into Earth orbit - the first United States space station ) To 9/17/1974 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft enters active service in United States Navy fleet and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) is 491 days
From 9/17/1974 ( United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet aircraft enters active service in United States Navy fleet and I am original primary United States Navy F-14 Tomcat test pilot ) To 1/21/1976 ( my first landing on planet Mars and my documented and lawful exclusive claim to the territory of planet Mars ) is 491 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_in_aviation
1974 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1974:
Entered service
September 17 - F-14 Tomcat with VF-1 and VF-2 aboard USS Enterprise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_F-14_Tomcat
History of the F-14 Tomcat
In U.S. Navy service
The 1970s
Operation Frequent Wind
The F-14 made its first combat debut flying cover during Operation Frequent Wind in April 1975. The fighter squadrons VF-1 and VF-2 were deployed on board USS Enterprise (CVN-65) with Carrier Air Wing 14. The cruise began on September 17, 1974 and ended May 20, 1975. The two squadrons flew combat air patrols over South Vietnam during the operation but did not encounter any North Vietnamese MiGs, though they were fired upon by enemy anti-aircraft guns.
Soviet intercepts and American hostages in Iran
During the rest of the 1970’s the F-14 did not see any combat, F-14s primarily intercepted Soviet aircraft coming too close to the carrier groups, and VF-142 was the first Atlantic Fleet F-14 squadron to intercept a Soviet Tu-95 Bear bomber on April 23, 1976. In 1979, VF-111 and VF-51 participated in efforts to free the American hostages in Iran. VF-41 and VF-84 were on station during the crisis in 1980 as well.
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e4/enterprise-viiic.htm
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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Enterprise
Boldness, energy, and invention in practical affairs.
VIII
(CVA(N)-65: displacement 85,600 tons (full load); length 1101'; beam 133'; extreme width 252'; draft 35'; speed 30+ knots; complement 4,600; class Enterprise)
History: 1971-1975
Enterprise sailed for workups and refresher training, 4–28 March 1974, the first portion of which was spent in the workups, with the weekends of 9–10, 16–17 and 23–24 March, being spent in San Diego. During this period the ship was also used by a number of different squadrons for carrier qualifications, as well as a test platform for both F-14As and S-3As. During that time, Lieutenant Commander Grover Giles, pilot, and Lieutenant Commander Roger McFillen, RIO, VF-1, made the maiden F-14A Tomcat landing on board Enterprise on 14 March 1974. Later that day, Giles and McFillen were joined by a pair of Tomcats from the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) Patuxent River, Maryland.
Enterprise spent the remainder of March through mid–April 1974 conducting a “Readiness Improvement Training Period,” followed by further carrier qualifications for both CVW-14 and other unattached squadrons.
Enterprise deployed to the western Pacific on 17 September 1974. Her transit was “literally quiet,” in that the ship made most of it under electronic emissions control (EmCon) restrictions, enabling her to avoid many Soviet forces attempting to intercept and track her.
http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/battlestar
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/battlestar/season3/galactica-308.htm
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
3X08 - HERO
Original Airdate (SciFi): 17-NOV-2006
Tory, holding Gaius's portrait: Is there really any place left in the universe deserving of such a rare and distinguished item?
Roslin: I was thinking put it in the bathroom right over the toilet.
Tory: Excellent choice.
Roslin, gasping: Oh, my Gods. Oh Tory, come look at this. This is the dossier that Billy prepared for me my first day aboard Galactica. I can't believe I was about to throw this out in the trash.
Tory, looking at a picture of the Valkyrie command officers: The Valkyrie. This was Adama's command before Galactica?
Roslin: Mm-hmm.
Tory: Look at that. This year marks Admiral Adama's 45th anniversary in the Colonial Fleet. In fact, his commissioning date's only a few days from now.
Roslin, handing her the dossier: Here. I think I want to have a ceremony. Let's give the Admiral a medal for 45 years of devoted service.
Tory, continuing to look at it: Couldn't have come at a better time.
Roslin: Give the people something to feel good about for a change.
[ George Bush the cowardly violent criminal and the Severely Treasonous agent of Communist China and the Soviet Union against the United States federal government and the International War Criminal against the United States federal government & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis the cowardly International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States federal government actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government with all Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis & George Bush staff partners contributors employees contractors lawyers managers of any capacity as severely treasonous criminal accomplices and that are active unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States that actively make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in the United States and in the Severely Treasonous and Criminally Rebellious State of Washington by the
ordinary course of judicial proceedings ]
From 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) To 9/11/2009 ( the widely publicized US Coast Guard-Potomac River Washington DC incident & Barack Hussein Obama the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 492 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 11/19/1964 ( premiere US TV series episode "Perry Mason"::"The Case of the Tragic Trophy" ) is 492 days
From 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) To 9/11/2009 ( the widely publicized US Coast Guard-Potomac River Washington DC incident & Barack Hussein Obama the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 492 days
492 = 246 + 246
From 3/3/1959 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 11/4/1959 ( premiere US TV series episode "Men Into Space"::"Lost Missile" ) is 246 days
From 5/24/1974 ( Duke Ellington - deceased ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 12402 days
12402 = 6201 + 6201
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 7/7/1980 ( date hijacked from me:Michelle Kwan ) is 6201 days
From 7/7/1980 ( date hijacked from me:Michelle Kwan ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 10166 days
10166 = 5083 + 5083
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 6/15/1977 ( premiere US film "A Bridge Too Far" ) is 5083 days
From 6/12/1997 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Batman & Robin" ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 3982 days
3982 = 1991 + 1991
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 8/15/1964 ( Melinda French Gates the International Terrorist violently against the United States federal government actively instigates insurrection and subversive activity against the United States of America ) is 1991 days
From 1/17/1964 ( Michelle Obama the International Terrorist violently against the United States federal government actively instigates insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) To 3/13/1986 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - Bill Gates-Microsoft IPO ) is 8091 days
From 3/13/1986 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - Bill Gates-Microsoft IPO ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 8091 days
From 12/7/1998 ( D-Day:my official United States federal special undercover operation as Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan US Navy consistent with prevailing strategic orders from 1981 and earlier and United Nations sponsored operation to prosecute and convict the Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Al Qaeda alliance of which all Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis staff partners employees contractors lawyers managers of any capacity are willing allies of the severely treasonous Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Al Qaeda alliance including the criminal support infrastructure of Olympia Washington-Seattle King County Washington State including other severely treasonous regions of the United States including the guaranteed prosecution and conviction of George Bush & Barack Hussein Obama the established national traitors against the US federal government and their severely treasonous criminal conspirators ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill
Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 3439 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) to 12/14/1972 ( date hijacked from me:I was United States Apollo 17 Challenger spacecraft United States Navy astronaut walking on Earth's moon ) is: 3439 days
From 11/8/1970 ( date hijacked from me:my first ascent to Mount Everest summit ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 13695 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 1/12/2001 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Antitrust" ) is 13695 days
From 6/7/1981 ( my 3rd United States Navy Medal of Honor hijacked from me and the Iraq-Bill Gates-Microsoft-George Bush Baghdad Osirak terrorist nuclear weapons construction site destroyed by Israeli Air Force with my personal assistance as a United States federal military officer and F-16 Falcon pilot flying combat to destroy the Iraq-Bill Gates-Microsoft-George Bush Baghdad Osirak terrorist nuclear weapons construction site ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 9831 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 6/15/1990 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" starring my wife ) is 9831 days
From 9/19/1964 ( premiere US TV series "Flipper"::series premiere episode "300 Feet Below" ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 15936 days
15936 = 7968 + 7968
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 5/9/1985 ( I was the pilot of United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet that is attacked by hostile Soviet Union air forces and my United States Navy RIO flight officer crewman is killed by enemy fire from Soviet Union forces and as instigated by Bill Gates-Microsoft the International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States federal government & the Severely Treasonous and established national traitor George Herbert Walker Bush the agent of Communist China and the Soviet Union against the United States of America federal government ) is 7968 days
From 9/10/1972 ( date hijacked from me:fictional date setting 1991 film "Flight of the Intruder" and the death of United States Navy A-6 Intruder crew officer "Morg McPherson" who is replaced by US Navy Lieutenant Commander "Virgil 'Tiger' Cole" ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 13023 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 10/28/1994 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Stargate" ) is 13023 days
From 9/17/1978 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US TV series "Battlestar Galactica"::series premiere episode "Saga of a Star World" features central figures "Apollo" and "Starbuck" as fighter pilots in space ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 10825 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 10/21/1988 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Bat*21" ) is 10825 days
From 3/19/1955 ( date hijacked from me:actor Bruce Willis ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 19408 days
19408 = 9704 + 9704
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 9/27/1985 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Invasion U.S.A." & premiere US TV series "The Twilight Zone"::series premiere episode "Shatterday/A Little Peace and Quiet" ) is 9704 days
From 6/27/1994 ( I am the pilot and the only survivor of a plane crash that experienced several fatalities on that aircraft after the external mounted rocket-launched space satellite exploded under that aircraft due to continuing Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-NASA terrorism sabotage ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 5063 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 5/26/1977 ( George Willig is arrested after climbing Tower 2 of the New York City New York World Trade Center that day ) is 5063 days
From 6/27/1994 ( Kerry Wayne Burgess - Deputy United States Marshal - killed in the line of duty - Lockheed Martin L-1011 aircraft passengers and crew murdered as a scheduled terrorist attack by Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-NASA-George Bush ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 5063 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 5/26/1977 ( George Willig is arrested after climbing Tower 2 of the New York City New York World Trade Center that day ) is 5063 days
From 11/2/1965 ( date hijacked from me:my official United States federal undercover identity birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 15527 days
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 9/6/2001 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - the United States Justice Department announces that it no longer seeks to break up software maker Microsoft and will instead seek a lesser antitrust penalty ) is 15527 days
From 11/2/1965 ( Kerry Wayne Burgess - Deputy United States Marshal ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 15527 days
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 9/6/2001 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - the United States Justice Department announces that it no longer seeks to break up software maker Microsoft and will instead seek a lesser antitrust penalty ) is 15527 days
From 9/6/1955 ( premiere US TV series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"::series premiere episode "Wyatt Earp Becomes a Marshal" ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 19237 days
19237 = 9618 + 9619
From 3/4/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date UK ) To 7/3/1985 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Back to the Future" ) is 9618 days
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 7/3/1985 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Back to the Future" ) is 9619 days
From 1/13/1982 ( Air Florida Flight 90 crash during blizzard into ice-covered Potomac River in Washington DC with many fatalities ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 9611 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 11/7/1989 ( David Dinkins becomes the first African American mayor of New York City ) is 9611 days
From 1/13/1982 ( date hijacked from me:rescue of Air Florida Flight 90 crash survivors from ice-covered Potomac River in Washington DC by means of the United States Park Police Eagle 1 - Bell 206L LongRanger variant of the Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 9611 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) To 11/7/1989 ( David Dinkins becomes the first African American mayor of New York City ) is 9611 days
From 12/17/1959 ( premiere US film "On the Beach" ) To 5/7/2008 ( George Bush the cowardly violent criminal & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 17674 days
17674 = 8837 + 8837
From 3/3/1959 ( date hijacked from me:my birth date US ) To 5/13/1983 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Blue Thunder" ) is 8837 days
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=36931
NAVY.mil
The Official Website of the UNITED STATES NAVY
SECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy
Story Number: NNS080507-13 Release Date: 5/7/2008 2:39:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW) Kevin S. O’Brien, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Public Affairs
LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter announced on May 7 at a ceremony in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the name of the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be USS Michael Murphy. Designated as DDG 112, the name honors Lt. Michael Murphy who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Red Wing, in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.
"Michael Murphy's name which will be forever synonymous with astonishing courage under fire will now be associated with one of the U.S. Navy's most technologically advanced, most powerful and most capable warships," Winter said.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowardice
Cowardice
Cowardice describes a personality trait which is typically viewed as a negative characteristic and has been generally frowned upon (see norms) within most, if not all global cultures, while courage, typically viewed as its direct opposite, is generally rewarded and encouraged.
"Cowardice" can be difficult to define outside of specific social contexts. In general terms, it is the perceived failure to demonstrate sufficient bravery in the face of an adverse situation. Cowards are usually seen to have avoided or refused to engage in a confrontation or struggle which has been deemed good or righteous by the wider culture in which they live.
On a more mundane level, the label may be applied to those who are regarded as too frightened to defend their rights or those of others from aggressors in their lives.
Etymology
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word "coward" comes from an Old French word coart (modern French couard), a combination of the word for "tail" and an agent noun suffix. It would therefore have meant "one with a tail" — perhaps one in the habit of turning it, or it may be derived from the dog's habit of putting its tail between its legs when it is afraid.
