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Jack Adams

"I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941."

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"I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941."

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"I do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed."

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"Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her."

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"On December 5, 1941, Chicago led a task force built around the carrier Lexington to Midway Island, at the western end of the Hawaiian Islands, about 1,000 miles from Pearl Harbor."

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"It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations."

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"When I came out of the military, I had a club in Memphis and I started using the The Bar Kays as my club band. They were still only in the middle school - but I'd take them on the road with me on the weekends, sometimes."

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"If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle."
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