1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,460 Hey was very 2 00:00:03,460 --> 00:00:07,280 smart . Hey , had a lot of experience . 3 00:00:07,290 --> 00:00:09,420 He served on a lot of ships and 4 00:00:09,420 --> 00:00:12,910 stations on his 5 00:00:12,910 --> 00:00:16,880 personality . When you met him , Hey 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,170 was approachable . It doesn't matter if 7 00:00:20,170 --> 00:00:23,100 you were a same month or if you were an 8 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:25,250 admiral . You know , this was a guy 9 00:00:25,250 --> 00:00:27,970 that you could tell thio 10 00:00:29,140 --> 00:00:31,840 way stand on the shoulders of giants . 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,710 Without him , Without the generation of 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,930 him , we wouldn't be here . He got it 13 00:00:37,930 --> 00:00:40,970 started . I mean , he proved the need 14 00:00:40,980 --> 00:00:43,260 for advocacy . He immediately showed 15 00:00:43,270 --> 00:00:45,920 the use and value of this office And 16 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,650 how little visibility there waas down 17 00:00:49,650 --> 00:00:52,530 through the cloud as you look down to 18 00:00:52,530 --> 00:00:55,620 the water below . Once the leadership 19 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:57,564 at this level saw what it was they 20 00:00:57,564 --> 00:00:59,342 didn't see . They realized they 21 00:00:59,342 --> 00:01:02,250 couldn't leave without it . 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,862 If he had not done that , if he had met 23 00:01:05,862 --> 00:01:08,084 with resistance . And when this is just 24 00:01:08,084 --> 00:01:10,418 too hard , I'm gonna sit in this office , 25 00:01:10,418 --> 00:01:12,473 drink coffee and pontificate now and 26 00:01:12,473 --> 00:01:14,584 then and call it a day . We might not 27 00:01:14,584 --> 00:01:17,390 have had a second MK pond , but I think 28 00:01:17,390 --> 00:01:19,740 the that what he had to do and what he 29 00:01:19,740 --> 00:01:22,240 had to persevere through and the way he 30 00:01:22,250 --> 00:01:24,472 did . It is the reason that we continue 31 00:01:24,472 --> 00:01:27,360 tohave this office . When I first 32 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,080 reported the Washington , I did not 33 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:34,870 receive support . Like the first 34 00:01:34,870 --> 00:01:38,350 CNO I work for Admiral MacDonald . 35 00:01:39,820 --> 00:01:41,987 I went over and called on him , made a 36 00:01:41,987 --> 00:01:43,987 point , called him , and he told me 37 00:01:44,340 --> 00:01:46,507 straight out that he never thought the 38 00:01:46,507 --> 00:01:48,618 office should be established to begin 39 00:01:48,618 --> 00:01:51,120 with . And I just step back , took a 40 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,190 deep breath that no , the United States 41 00:01:54,190 --> 00:01:57,480 Navy enlisted personnel recommend it . 42 00:01:57,490 --> 00:01:59,657 Give us a chance to see if we can make 43 00:01:59,657 --> 00:02:03,240 it work . He waas the 44 00:02:03,250 --> 00:02:06,150 top . Unless the minute in the Navy at 45 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,970 that time , it was a great choice when 46 00:02:09,970 --> 00:02:12,190 they chose him to be the first master 47 00:02:12,190 --> 00:02:14,260 shoot that house of the neighbor 48 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,470 destroyers air really the epitome of 49 00:02:19,470 --> 00:02:21,760 what it seems to be in today's Navy . 50 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,440 How do I feel about it ? You know , 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,880 light , nimble , that truest frontline 52 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,040 fighting unit of ah , Navy that could 53 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,460 go just about anywhere into any size 54 00:02:32,460 --> 00:02:34,571 port and really , you know , show the 55 00:02:34,571 --> 00:02:36,470 flag of the United States . So 56 00:02:52,140 --> 00:02:54,760 yeah , work for the Navy exchange 57 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:59,050 and we were married December the 16th , 58 00:02:59,060 --> 00:03:02,840 1949 . She was my second wife the 59 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,150 Navy was my first , and she has been 60 00:03:06,150 --> 00:03:10,130 supportive of the position of 61 00:03:10,140 --> 00:03:12,050 my position toe stay . 62 00:03:14,140 --> 00:03:17,700 So we'll be there celebrating our 63 00:03:17,700 --> 00:03:19,970 50th wedding anniversary in December in 64 00:03:19,970 --> 00:03:22,570 Hawaii .