The Navy ReaderWilliam Harrison Fetridge |
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Page 18 - The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the writers and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large. The experiments reported herein were conducted according to the principles set forth in the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," Institute of Laboratory Resources, National Research Council, DHEW Pub.
Page 330 - When it is evening, ye say; It will be fair weather ; for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day ; for the sky is red and lowering.
Page 376 - States, and periods of honorable service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States...
Page 27 - He first had to get the twelve men to the sea coast — fifty miles away. To do this, he had to improvise stretchers for the hazardous journey. The men were suffering severely, but Dr. Wassell kept them alive by his skill, and inspired them by his own courage. And as the official report said, Dr. Wassell was "almost like a Christ-like shepherd devoted to his flock.
Page 376 - July 9, 1918, is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, shall have distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great responsibility (Fig.
Page 334 - What is it moulds the life of man? The weather. What makes some black and others tan? The weather. What makes the Zulu live in trees. And Congo natives dress in leaves While others go in furs and freeze? The weather.
Page 27 - But he decided to make a last desperate attempt to get the men out of Java. He asked each of them if he wished to take the chance, and every one agreed. He first had to get the twelve men to the seacoast fifty miles away.
Page 376 - April, nineteen hundred and seventeen, has distinguished, or who shall hereafter distinguish, himself by extraordinary heroism or distinguished service in the line of his profession, such heroism or service not being sufficient to justify the award of a medal of honor or a distinguished-service medal. Sec. 4. That each enlisted or enrolled person of the naval service to whom is awarded a medal of honor, distinguished-service medal, or a Navy cross...
Page 170 - So we separated, expecting to meet at dawn. It was the last I ever saw of the 3 1 boat. But here's what happened to our 34 boat in Subic. First, remember it was darker than hell, and the shore line was loaded with Jap field guns. None of us had ventured in there since the Japs took over. We had got in just a little way when a Jap searchlight spotted us and blinked out a dot-dash challenge, asking who we were. Since we didn't know the Jap code reply, naturally we didn't answer, but changed course,...
Page 28 - ... our own duties, our own responsibilities, let us think and think hard of the example which is being set for us by our fighting men. Our soldiers and sailors are members of well-disciplined units. But they are still and forever individuals— free individuals. They are farmers, and workers, businessmen, professional men, artists, clerks. They are the United States of America.