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“War is an ugly thing,
but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is
worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than
his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions
of better men than himself..." (1868) .
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
President and Mrs. Ronald Wilson Reagan with members
of the crew onboard USS Iowa (BB-61) below the mighty 16" guns of Turrett One during the July 4,
1986 "Parade of Sail" in New York Harbor.
(Turret Two in background; Rest In Peace "Iowa 47").
Anchors Aweigh
The United States Navy Theme Song
Stand, Navy, out to sea, Fight our battle cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious
foe
steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail on to victory
And sink their bones to
Davy Jones, hooray!
Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through
our last night on shore, drink to the foam,
Until we meet once more,
Here's wishing you a happy voyage home.
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