First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen

I asked for a sign and this is what I got (1638 EST 1/7/2019)

I monitor the traffic on the web site each day to see what is working and what is not. It was kind of an interesting surprise to open the blog up and see that number on the left.

Recently, the focus of the blog has been on Polaris submarines and the year 1959. I had already introduced the book written by Admiral Rickover that was based on his many letters to congress in regards to the names of the boats within the Polaris and Poseidon program. But I have struggled with how best to tell the story. The original work was published by Congress in October 1972 and is protected by copy write. I will do my very best to respect that for moral as well as legal reasons.

But the way the Admiral welcomed each…