February 1924 Proceedings-—In “America’s Part in Founding the German Navy,” Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, U.S. Navy (Retired), wrote, “I have been familiar with the rumor circulated at Ward Room Messes or Cabin dinners that long ago, when Prussia was establishing a Navy, she appealed to the United States to furnish to her prospective naval officers practical instruc-tion in seamanship, gunnery, navigation, etc., and also that a distinguished member of our service was offered the highest command in Prus-sia’s contemplated fleet. . . . I have thought it worth while to look into the records.”
February 1974 Proceedings—In “The Department of Defense and the Chinese Threat,” retired Marine Colonel Angus M. Fraser wrote, “In 1972, the general assessment of the Chinese nuclear programs was that slow, steady, and rational progress was being made. The focus was on the development and testing of liquid-fueled IRBM and MRBM, a few of which might even then have been deployed, with a modest force in operation in Fiscal Year 1973. There was evidence that work was being done on solid fuel, but little was given in the way of detail. The production of weapons material continued to expand.”
February 1999 Proceedings—In his prize-winning essay “Ask the Chief,” Navy Chief Electronic Warfare Technician Robert S. Lanham wrote, “As we move into the 21st century, it is vital that we chief petty officers take seriously our role in today’s Navy. Chiefs must lead by example and presence. Our total commitment to the Navy’s core values is nonnegotiable. . . . The future of our country, our Navy, our shipmates—even the very existence of our Navy as we know it—hangs in the balance. . . . The time has come for us to . . . declare, ‘Attention on deck, this is the chief. I have the conn.’”
A. Denis Clift
Golden Life Member
