The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.
Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.
When you're in command, command.
It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.
The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat.