![]() ![]() Ropes connect the two ships and a helicopter above carries a storage box hanging by a cable. US NAVY SUPPLY CORPS "SERVICE TO THE FLEET"Ī ship floats next to a larger ship. Women with babies and children wave to sailors standing along the edge of an aircraft carrier. ![]() Sailors float in a raft above.Ī soldier with no shirt and rifle slung over his shoulder directs construction work of other soldiers below him. UNITED STATES NAVY EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSALīomb Disposal "Initial success.or total failure" Mine DisposalĪ diver swims underwater beneath mines set above him. I WISH TO HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH ANY SHIP THAT DOES NOT SAIL FAST, FOR I INTEND TO GO IN HARM'S WAY General George Washington - Letter to Lafayette, November 15, 1781Ĭommodore Oliver Hazard Perry, September 10, 1813 Wilkinson, Commanding USS Nautilus, January 17, 1955ĪND WITH IT EVERYTHING HONOURABLE AND GLORIOUS THE SEA IS AN UNNATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MAN, AND IT TAKES SOMETHING EXTRA FOR MEN TO LIVE WITH ITĬommander Eugene P. InscriptionsĪviation Machinists Mate 1/c Donald F. The memorial design features a lone sailor in the midle of a granite sea surrounded by low, stone walls containing 26 bas-relief sculptures illustrating the history of the Navy and the sea services. However, it wasn't until 1987 that the US Navy Memorial was dedicated. A memorial to the United States Navy had always been part of Pierre L'Enfant's plan for Washingon, DC. ![]()
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