List of Naval Battles

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    It is now time to stop and to ask ourselves the question which my last commanding officer, Admiral Hyman Rickover, asked me and every other young naval officer who serves or has served in an atomic submarine. For our Nation M for all of us M that question is, “Why not the best?”
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    Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.
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