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	Richard Evelyn Byrd, Rear Admiral, United States Navy
		At 0830 on 14 March, the body of Admiral Byrd arrived in Washington and was taken to the Fort Myer Chapel, with Rear Adm. Charles B. Martell of the Navy acting as escort commander.
		Admiral Byrd's widow, son, and three daughters meanwhile had arrived from Boston and had been escorted to the chapel.
		As the Navy Band sounded ruffles and flourishes and the company of troops saluted, the sailors removed the casket from the caisson and, with the chaplain leading, bore it through the cordon of honorary pallbearers and into the chapel.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /rebyrd.htm (1030 words)

	Admiral
		The word admiral comes from the Arabic term amir-al-bahr meaning "commander of the seas." Crusaders learned the term during their encounters with the Arabs, perhaps as early as the 11th century.
		The United States Navy did not have any Admirals until 1862 because many people felt the title too reminiscent of royalty to be used in the republic's navy.
		In 1899 the Navy's one Admiral (Dewey) and 18 Rear Admirals put on the new shoulder marks, as did the other officers when wearing their white uniforms, but kept their stars instead of repeating the sleeve cuff stripes.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/re/Rear_Admiral.html (751 words)

	United States Navy at AllExperts
		The Navy was a major participant in the Vietnam War, blockaded Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and through the use of ballistic missile submarines, became an important aspect of the United States' nuclear strategic deterrence policy.
		The Navy is administered by the Department of the Navy, led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV).
		United States naval aviation fully came of age in World War II, when it became clear following the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway that aircraft carriers and the planes that they carried had replaced the battleship as the greatest weapon on the seas.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/un/united_states_navy.htm (8948 words)

	Admiral - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
		Admirals, also known generally as flag officers, were typically responsible for a high level military command at battle group or fleet level, and/or for administrative and political duties relating to naval operations.
		Thus, while it is known that an admiral was graded 'C-1' and regarded as equivalent to a general in the chain of command, it may be that this definition in fact extended to all New Republic flag officers.
		Also, the lack of categorical references to full Admirals in the navies of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic cannot be countermanded by appeal to real-world standards: as the evolution of flag ranks in the United States Navy shows, scenarios are possible in which only part of the usual hierarchy of Admirals' ranks is used.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Admiral (970 words)

	Admiral (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Admiral is a senior naval rank of the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
		It is the equivalent of a General in the United States Army and outranked by a Fleet Admiral.
		The United States Navy did not have any Admirals until 1862 because many people felt the title too reminiscent of royalty to be used in the country's navy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Admiral_(United_States) (757 words)

	Jeremy Michael Boorda, Admiral, United States Navy
		Admiral Boorda was survived by the former Bettie Moran, four children and 11 grandchildren; two sons and one daughter-in-law are naval officers.
		Admiral Boorda, born in South Bend, Indiana, 26 November 1939, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1956.
		Navy Secretary John H. Dalton placed in Boorda's file a recent letter from Elmo Zumwalt Jr., the chief of naval operations during the Vietnam War, that asserts it was "appropriate, justified and proper" for Boorda to attach the small bronze combat V's to the ribbons on his uniform.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /borda.htm (3265 words)

	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The United States Navy is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations.
		During the American Civil War the Navy was an innovator in use of ironclad warships but after the war slipped into A modernization program beginning in the 1880s brought the US into the first of the world's navies by the beginning the 20th century.
		The Navy saw relatively little action during World War I but the primary goal of the attack on Pearl Harbor was to cripple the Navy in Pacific Ocean.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_States_Navy (2961 words)

	************** History of the United States Navy *************
		This brief history of the United States Navy is presented by, and from the perspective of, the United States Navy Veterans Association.
		By 1807 there existed in the United States a clear political consensus supporting a naval establishment, but the primary, and limited, theme of that Navy was still the protection of U.S. maritime commerce, and not the projection of American power, or even the protection of vital national interests.
		The Navy's first airfield was built at Annapolis in 1911, and the first naval air station was established at Pensacola in 1916, but it was not really until the late 1930s, after the threat of Hitler's and Japan's militarism became apparent, that the U.S. began to re-arm.
	navyvets.tripod.com /id50.html (4255 words)

	Admirals
		REAR ADMIRAL CHARLES A. Charles August Curtze was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on April 8, 1911, son of Edwin H. and Henrietta (Kraus) Curtze.
		Rear Admiral Knoll was awarded the Legion of Merit, a Letter of Commendation with Ribbon from the Secretary of Navy, and the Army Distinguished Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster for his services in the Philippines (Bataan-Corregidor).
		The WASP was a severely damaged by a Japanese submarine torpedo on September 15, 1942, near Eapiritu Santo, and was subsequently sunk by United States forces to prevent her from being captured.
	www.brigniagara.org /admirals.htm (5317 words)

	Admiral Chester Nimitz
		He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from the 12th Congressional District of Texas in 1901, and graduated with distinction in January 1905.
		Returning to the United States in the summer of 1922, he studied at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, and in June 1923, became Aide and Assistant Chief of Staff to Commander Battle Fleet, and later to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet.
		By Act of Congress, approved 14 December 1944, the grade of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy — the highest grade in the Navy — was established and the next day President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt nominated and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed Admiral Nimitz to that rank.
	www.geocities.com /cruelkevmilitary/nimitz.html (1442 words)

	The President's Malaria Initiative: News/Info, Admiral Timothy Ziemer Biography
		Admiral Tim Ziemer was appointed in June 2006 to lead the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).
		Admiral Ziemer was born in Sioux City, Iowa, but was raised in Asia, the son of missionary parents serving in Vietnam.
		Admiral Ziemer's last duty assignment was as Commander of the Navy's Mid-Atlantic Region, responsible for the 11 bases providing support to the world’s largest naval complex, including seaport and airport operations, maintenance of facilities, utilities, communications, and environmental programs.
	www.usaid.gov /fightingmalaria/news/bio_ziemer.html (459 words)

	War in the Pacific NHP: Liberation - Guam Remembers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Admiral Nimitz was Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet at the time of the Liberation of Guam.
		Admiral Spruance was Commander, Fifth Fleet at the time of the Liberation of Guam.
		Admiral Conolly was commander of the Southern Attack Force, that was responsible for supporting the assault troops on Guam.
	www.nps.gov /wapa/indepth/extcontent/lib/liberation22.htm (1119 words)

	Rear Admiral Rembrandt C. Robinson, U.S. Navy
		Admiral Robinson was killed in a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Tonkin on May 8, 1972, during a landing approach to his flagship, the guided missile light cruiser USS Providence (CLG-6) while coordinating the cruiser-destroyer attack on the Don Son Peninsula and Haiphong, North Vietnam.
		Admiral Robinson was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania on October 2, 1924, son of Issac H. and Helen M. (Bailey) Robinson.
		At this time, Admiral Robinson, at age 44, was one of the youngest officers selected to Flag rank in the history of the U.S. Navy and was the third time he had been selected for early promotion.
	www.rear-admiral-rc-robinson.com (904 words)

	Navy - Fleet Admiral (U.S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Until 1915, he was the only full admiral, active or retired, and therefore the only one entitled to a four-star flag.
		The flag at the tomb in Washington Cathedral is a regular admiral's flag.
		Admiral sleeves bore 4 stripes, in roughly 1-1-1-3 ratio.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/us^nv5s.html (235 words)

	Spanish American War - United States of America in Battle, Remember the Maine! When The U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto ...
		Admiral Dewey's victory had come as a great surprise and it marked the entrance of the United States into the Pacific.
		Admiral Cervera's fleet had taken refuge (29 May 1898) in Santiago Bay, and the American Navy had asked the Army to reduce the defenses guarding the entrance.
		United States Navy 1898 - On-line discussion group focussing on the American Navy of the 1898.
	www.spanishamericanwar.com (3190 words)

	COMMODORE DAVID PORTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the outbreak of the Civil War, Commodore Porter’s son, Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813 –1891), was promoted to the rank of Commander and in 1862 he led the mortar fleet in the bombardment of forts south of New Orleans.
		After the death of Admiral Farragut in October 1870, Porter was promoted to Admiral and received command of the United States Navy.
		Admiral Porter was an early proponent of littoral warfare as he emphasized the importance of protecting the coastal approaches to the large, seaboard cities of the United States with heavily armored monitors and the heaviest guns.
	www.porter.navy.mil /namesake.htm (445 words)

	Admirall Robley D. Evans
		Admiral Evans and his Staff photographed in San Francisco before the cruise in 1907.
		Though not a citizen of the State of Utah, he travel across country to spend a year in the state to receive his appointment to the Naval Academy.
		For over three decades that followed the Civil War, he made numerous and diverse contributions to the United States Navy, including the invention of a signal lamp, effective agitation for the construction of a steel Navy, and highly successful commands at sea which combined seamanship with practical diplomacy.
	www.greatwhitefleet.info /Admiral_Evans.html (603 words)

	Admiral Bulkeley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Admiral John Bulkeley was a patriot, a legend, and a hero in the truest sense.
		Unable to gain an appointment to Annapolis from his home state of New Jersey, he was led by his determination to Washington, and, after knocking on a lot of doors, he gained an appointment from the state of Texas.
		Admiral Bulkeley’s efforts and sacrifices for a better world, a free world, his integrity and honor, and a combat ready fleet, ready to conduct prompt, sustained combat operations are his legacy to our nation.
	www.spawar.navy.mil /fleet/insurv/htmlbios/bulkeley.htm (1739 words)

	USNB GTMO History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Contact Us Naval Base Guantanamo Bay has a unique posture in the Western Hemisphere in that it is the oldest U.S. base outside the continental United States, and the only one in a country that does not enjoy an open political relationship with the United States.
		In February 1903, the United States leased 45 square miles of land and water at Guantanamo Bay for use as a coaling (fueling) station.
		United States and Cuban relations steadily declined as Fidel Castro openly declared himself in favor of the Marxist line, and began mass jailing and executions of the Cuban people.
	www.nsgtmo.navy.mil /htmpgs/gtmohistory.htm (858 words)

	United States Navy Memorial
		The United States Navy Memorial mourns the loss of basketball legend Arnold "Red" Auerbach who died on October 28, three days after being bestowed with the 2006 Lone Sailor Award, an honor that recognizes Sea Service veterans who have distinguished themselves, drawing upon their military service to become successful, in their careers and lives.
		His portrait is on display at the United States Navy Memorial's Naval Heritage Center in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of the United States Navy Memorial.
		The United States Navy Memorial commemorated the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday with a wreath laying ceremony.
	www.navymemorial.org /index.php (577 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		As Director of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), Rear Adm. Charles L. Munns will be remembered as the man who wired the services' vast bureaucracies together.
		The existing systems now run by Navy and Marine Corps people are being phased out in favor of an enormous centralized system operated by EDS, the Plano, Texas, contractor that beat out two top competitors for the NMCI prize, a contract potentially worth $6.9 billion.
		Despite the size of the task, Munns says it is not technology but cultural change that is the biggest obstacle to his success.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/may_03_39.php (1680 words)

	David G. Farragut
		David Porter, one of the Navy's finest officers, befriended the Farragut family through an unusual chain of events in which the Farraguts rescued Porter's unconscious father from the deck of a drifting boat.
		In 1866, Farragut became the first person in the history of the United States Navy to be awarded the rank of Admiral.
		The first Admiral of the Navy died on August 14, 1870 it the age of 69.
	www.nps.gov /vick/visctr/sitebltn/farragut.htm (1599 words)

	Meritorious Unit Commendations: Vietnam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Her record of meritorious service contributed in great measure to United States efforts in Southeast Asia where she was an invaluable sustaining element in direct support of combatant forces.
		The ship's record of sustained meritorious service contributed in great measure to the success of United States efforts in Southeast Asia where she was an invaluable sustaining element in the direct logistic support of naval forces engaged in that conflict.
		Terminal Navy Post Office, Subic Bay's effective planning, responsive actions and flexibility in coping with myriad problems in the face of a rising tide of mail were ample testimony to the exemplary performance of all personnel assigned to that activity during this period.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/NHC/vn-mucs.htm (1824 words)

	Admiral Awarded Spanish Navy Cross of Merit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Rear Adm. Gregory Timberlake, USJFCOM's command surgeon, received the Spanish Navy Cross of Merit award for his accomplishments while serving as director of surgical services and medical director of the emergency room at Naval Hospital Rota, Spain, from 1983 to 1985.
		The award ceremony was originally scheduled in June 1986, but Timberlake had already returned to the United States for a new assignment, and was unable to attend.
		In his role as USJFCOM surgeon, Timberlake oversees the mission of leading the medical transformation of the armed forces of the United States and the NATO nations.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=23550 (402 words)

	OR--Operations Research Department, GSOIS at NPS
		Vice Admiral (VADM) Scott Redd is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the NetSchools Corporation, a high technology education company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
		Additionally, as the military's "secretary of state," he was one of three military officers (with the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) who regularly attended senior NSC meetings at the White House.
		A native of Sidney, Iowa, VADM Redd graduated second in the class of 1966 from the United States Naval Academy where he studied as a Trident Scholar and majored in mathematics and physics.
	www.nps.navy.mil /or/reddBio.htm (631 words)

	US People--King, Ernest J., Fleet Admiral, USN.
		Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1933, he was made Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics.
		In early 1941, following service on the General Board and as commander of the Atlantic Patrol Force, King was appointed to lead the newly-recreated Atlantic Fleet through a period of steadily escalating tensions with Germany that led to undeclared war later in the year.
		As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was instrumental in obtaining sufficient resources to begin and sustain offensive operations against Japan despite a grand strategy of directing the bulk of America's power into the Atlantic and European theaters.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-k/ej-kng.htm (948 words)

	USNB GTMO History, RADM M. E. Murphy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It is in no way endorsed, certified as fact, or otherwise presented as "official documentation" of events and historical policy at Guantanamo Bay by the United States government or its agencies.
		Other accounts of individual experiences and research on specific events occurring at the base over the years are also included with this collection of documents.
		Interpretations by the authors of policy statements or opinions on perceived policy are those of the authors and not the United States government or its agencies.
	www.nsgtmo.navy.mil /htmpgs/gtmohistorymurphy.htm (305 words)

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