Today's US Navy Photos & Videos
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY US NAVY!
Today, the US Navy is 220 years old. On this date in 1794, Congress authorized the creation of a permanent United States Navy and the construction of six oversized and over-gunned frigates. The USS Constitution was the most famous of these.
If you want a great expose on those frigates, read this story about the USS Constitution.
It's one heck of a story. I keep that book in our Library, displayed next to me 1:196 wood model of the ship.
The USS Constitution is still an officially commissioned vessel in the US Navy. I have visited her in Boston and would recommend anyone to do the same. They have an entire forest of the proper trees for her maintenance growing in New England.
Today, the US Navy is 220 years old. On this date in 1794, Congress authorized the creation of a permanent United States Navy and the construction of six oversized and over-gunned frigates. The USS Constitution was the most famous of these.
If you want a great expose on those frigates, read this story about the USS Constitution.
It's one heck of a story. I keep that book in our Library, displayed next to me 1:196 wood model of the ship.
The USS Constitution is still an officially commissioned vessel in the US Navy. I have visited her in Boston and would recommend anyone to do the same. They have an entire forest of the proper trees for her maintenance growing in New England.
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God rest this young American hero, US Navy Petty Officer, Mark Mayo, age 24..
God comfort his family, friends, and loved ones.
I thought it was something like this. He rushed to the sound of the battle, then pushed the girl PO down to the deck and took the round(s) for her. A true hero. "Greater love hath no man than this, that he giveth his life for his friends."
Now, it should be obvious IMHO, that a single woman at that point on watch, where any intruder has to go through when accessing the ship, should 1st, not be there alone, and 2nd, they better make damn sure that they are making all recruits, male or female, live up to physical strength and self-defense standards necessary to be able to have a chance of resisting and combatting this.
Anyhow, that's jst my opinion at 1st blush.
But the watch did their duty. They first stopped the intruder, then contended with him when he used force, and ultimateluy used deadly force against him when it becamse obviouse it was necessary.
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ABC News said:
So, this guy DID NOT HAVE all of the credential necessary to be on base. Somone at the front gate screwed up badly, because he was let on base anyway.
Some heads are going to roll over this. Have to wonder if drugs were involved, or something.
But this:
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What the hell! How can a guy with this type of record get any access to a US Naval base. Manslaughter, crack cocaine, etc. Sounds like he has a rap sheet a mile long! More heads should roll and they better very quickly do a complete review on the background checks and policies that allowed this to happen.
And look at the pic of this guy at the link. He looks to be one big, strong guy. No wonder he overpowered the female PO of the watch. Needed two people there...and there probably were supposed to be more.
It is interesting because Mark Mayo was the Cheif of the Guard for the Base! and saw this happening from apparently off of the ship and rushed there to help. A really observant and very dedicated youg man!
This cost a VERY GOOD, DEDICATED US SAILOR his life!
Jeff this is tragic.. all sorts of foul ups..all the way from who ever issued this person an ID and the persons on watch at the gate at NAVSTA Norfolk.
Petty Officer Mayo is a hero in my book. And should have a ship named afterhim..
..in another forum an retired USN Captain wrote this.
This is in response to myself and others stating a ship should be named after Petty Officer Mark Mayo.
I agree 100%.
Petty Officer Mayo is a hero in my book. And should have a ship named afterhim..
..in another forum an retired USN Captain wrote this.
This is in response to myself and others stating a ship should be named after Petty Officer Mark Mayo.
I agree 100%.
AMEN and AMEN! to every bit of that, popeye. both your comments and the retired Captain's.
Another one they should change ASAP is the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14), named after a man who hated this country, and voiced his hatred for the US Navy too after he served a few years. Pure political BS got a critical supply ship named for that individua;l and it should never have happened.
I feel pretty similar about the USS John Murtha, LPD-26. Yes he was a Veitnam Vet, but his entire political career was spent in downsizing the US Military and showing his disdain for it. All other ships of the San Antonio Class have been named for American cities; however, two months after Murtha's death, US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, a liberal Obama appointee, signed an official memo to the Chief of Naval Operations, designating the naming of LPD-26 as the John P. Murtha. Pure politics where it does not belong.
Oh well...now I have said my piece.