March 1924 Proceedings—In “The Navy and Marine Memorial,” Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, U.S. Navy (Retired), wrote, “A movement is under way to erect in Washington a beautiful and stately monument of sea-green bronze, as a memorial to the men of the sea, and dedicated to those who have been lost. There is no such monument anywhere in the world. There is no monument that attests any appreciation by men and women of the dangers which the men of the sea have braved.”
March 1974 Proceedings—“I’ve spent 40 years learning how not to run aground; no one ever told me what to do if I did.” In “A Ship Aground: The Do’s and Don’ts,” Navy Commander William I. Milwee Jr. continued. “This complaint from the master of a stranded merchant ship represents a condition common among seamen of the world. . . . Immediate action taken by the ship’s company before the arrival of salvors can have the same effect as first aid at the scene of an accident. If properly carried out, the effects can be mitigated; if not, a serious situation can turn into a disaster.”
March 1999 Proceedings—In the “Commanders Respond” section of the International Navies issue, Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, Russian Federation Navy, wrote, “Joint operations with combat and assault vessels, marines, and naval aviation support from other nations are being developed in the interest of organizing combined efforts in the execution of U.N. Security Council decisions. Possible actions of such combined units are examined during ‘RUKUS’ exercises, which have been conducted for six years. The exercises include scenarios in which the navies of all three countries—the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia—carry out U.N. Security Council resolutions.”
A. Denis Clift
Golden Life Member