Knuckledraggin My Life Away : O'Donnell: The Fishing Boat That Started the American Navy

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

O'Donnell: The Fishing Boat That Started the American Navy

The unmatched U.S. Navy, the most powerful in the world, had humble origins–a single fishing boat. In August 1775, motivated by desperation for gunpowder and propelled by American ingenuity, George Washington ordered Marblehead merchant and regimental commander, John Glover to outfit his schooner, the Hannah, for war.

-WiscoDave

Inspirations

"The Spartans do not inquire how many the enemy are, but where they are." AGIS II 427 B.C.

"No, no, I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside." -- Mad Dog Shriver when told to break up his recon team and evade, that he was about to be overrun by North Vietnamese Regulars.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits." - Thomas Jefferson

"The world don't owe you a living, Boy." - Pops

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Tuesday, June 01, 2021

O'Donnell: The Fishing Boat That Started the American Navy