Sunday, March 27, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: A Decisive Naval Force

Without a decisive naval force, we can do nothing definitive and with it, everything honorable and glorious ~ George Washington March 27, 1794: The U.S. Navy is officially established by an Act of Congress.

Header: An anonymous painting of USS Constitution, one of the US Navy's initial six frigates
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4 comments:

  1. DanielleThorneMarch 27, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Awesome blog!

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  2. PaulineMarch 27, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Ahoy, Danielle and welcome aboard! Thankee indeed for the props. Do come back often and let me know your thoughts.

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  3. Timmy!March 27, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Ahoy, Pauline! George speaks the truth, as usual. I like the painting too.

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  4. PaulineMarch 27, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Ahoy, Timmy! George, as usual, knew what he was talking about. No doubt he was responding to little Jimmy Madison who wanted to rent out the Portuegese Navy... Hmm.

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