“We have a wretched motley Crew, in the Fleet; the Marines the Refuse of every Regiment, and the Seamen, few of them, ever wet with salt Water.”
Benedict Arnold
“When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man”
Diogenes
“There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen: and the gentlemen were not seamen.”
Thomas Babington
“Nobles, citizens, farmers, mechanics, seamen, footmen, maid servants, even chimney sweeps and old clothes women dabbled in tulips.”
Charles Mackay
“It's unclear on which ship (Hickok) died. There were seamen who were killed on shore, in attacks, or he could have been between ships.”
Larry Greer
“There are these inexpert American seamen, never in a naval battle before, on their ships waiting for their first fight. It's morning. They look across Cumberland Head and they can see the tops of the British masts above the trees. They are thinking -- Oh my God, what are we facing,”
Howard Coffin
“We need an immediate supplemental appropriation right now -- for seamen hours, flying hours, training, for combined, for joint exercises, for backlot and real estate maintenance, for family housing. All of these are necessary right now. Otherwise a bunch of the efforts of the military will be shut down.”
Ike Skelton
