Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?" video.

  1. "This is going to be a fighting ship." "I Intend to go in Harm's Way, and anyone who doesn't want to go along had better get off right now." "Now that I have a fighting ship, I will never retreat from an enemy force." ~The Commission speech of The USS JOHNSTON by Commander Ernest E. Evans. USNA CLASS OF 1931. OCT. 27,1943.🇺🇸 Evans is likely one of the few Native American naval heroes. Born half Cherokee and 1/4 Creek Indian.
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  2.  @RemoteViewr1  Lt. CDR Robert Copeland, Skipper of the USS Samuel B. Roberts: Awarded the Navy Cross. Gunners Mate 3rd Paul H Carr. Gun Capt. Of the USS Samuel B. Roberts aft 5 inch mount: Awarded the Silver Star, posthumoustly. RADM. Clifton Sprague. Commander of Taffy 3: Awarded the Navy Cross. All would share the Presidential Unit Citation and along with Evans have ships named in their honor.
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  3. This is the first of deadly mistakes by Adm. Halsey. The two driving fleets into Typhoons to follow. Mistakes that should have kept him from a 5th star.
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  4.  @baltsosser  Which begs the question, Why have no new ships been named in his honor? The only one, DE -1023 was decommissioned in 1968.
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  5.  @RedXlV  The 5 star thing does smell of favouritism.
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  6. And yet we have no current ship named in his honor. That is a shame.
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  7.  @Armo1997  Actually 1941 is great movie. It did not do better due to timming, not content. It got released the same week as Steve Martin's "the Jerk" and week after "Star Trek the Movie."
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  8.  @steveellis7174  In the Navy's defense, the SecNav and Congress makes the call. They sign the checks......
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  9. Agreed, great book and details the battle well.
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  10. @UCqXaBmGBCI_KHtg0EJgMlZA You can have more than one MOH, for the same action awarded. There is just a limit on double awards to a single person.
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  11.  @Armo1997  I Actually like it better than Speilberg's drama stuff. It would have been a better as a Summer movie.
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  12. Useless? That is a bit of a slur. Like to defend that comment?
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  13.  @jarvisfamily3837  Correct.
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  14.  @TheSchultinator  No ship has the name. Nor are any on the building list using the name.
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  15. Reloading was done in port.
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