Military Information

"A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace."

President Theodore Roosevelt - 2 December 1902, second annual message to Congress.

"A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense; and it has always been of defense that we have thought, never of aggression or of conquest. But who shall tell us now what sort of Navy to build? We shall take leave to be strong upon the seas, in the future as in the past; and there will be no thought of offense or provocation in that. Our ships are our natural bulwarks."

President Woodrow Wilson - 8 December 1914, address to joint session of Congress.

Last Update: 26 June 2006

Military Awards Received

Awards without Uniform Decoration
Award	Date(s) of Awards	Command
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Gold Star for consecutive awards)	27 July 1999	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal	30 September 2002	Service School Command, Great Lakes
Navy Unit Commendation		*USS Porter* (DDG-78)**
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Bronze Star for consecutive awards)	November 1984 - May 1985	*USS Downes* (FF-1070)**
Meritorious Unit Commendation	27 January - 26 June 1990	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Meritorious Unit Commendation	01 November 1998 - 01 March 2000	Service School Command, Great Lakes
Battle "E" With "E" Device	01 January 1985 - 30 June 1986	*USS Downes* (FF-1070)**
Battle "E"	01 January 1988 - 30 June 1989	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Battle "E"	01 July 1989 - 31 December 1990	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Battle "E" (wreath indicates 4 or more awards)	01 January - 31 December 1995	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Battle "E"	01 January - 31 December 1996	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Battle "E"	01 January - 31 December 1999	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Battle "E"	01 January - 31 December 2003	*USS Porter* (DDG-78)**
Good Conduct Medal (Bronze Star for consecutive awards)	15 January 1988	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Good Conduct Medal	5 January 1992	Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, Pacific
Good Conduct Medal	15 January 1996	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Good Conduct Medal	15 January 1999	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Good Conduct Medal	15 January 2002	Service School Command, Great Lakes
National Defense Service Medal (Bronze Star for consecutive awards)	Aug. 2, 1990 - Nov. 30, 1995	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
National Defense Service Medal	Sept. 11, 2001 - Present	Service School Command, Great Lakes
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Bronze Star for consecutive awards)	25 March - 20 June 1988	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal		*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal		*USS Porter* (DDG-78)**
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal		*USS Porter* (DDG-78)**
Armed Forces Service Medal	24 -30 Jun 1998	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Humanitarian Services Medal	18 October - 07 November 1989	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (Bronze Star for consecutive awards)	18 October 1984 - 24 May 1985	*USS Downes* (FF-1070)**
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon	11 May 1988	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon	11 April 1990	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon	07 September 1998	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon	29 April 2003	*USS Porter* (DDG-78)**
Marksmanship - Pistol (.38) with device	07 June 1996	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Marksmanship - Pistol (9mm) with device	14 April 1997	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Letter of Commendation (Flag)	25 June 1991	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**
Letter of Commendation (Flag)	01 January 1999	*USS Anzio* (CG-68)**
Letter of Appreciation from USS Camden Wives Club	15 September 198	*USS Samuel Gompers* (AD-37)**

Of Common Devotion

Our God and Souldiers we alike adore,

Ev’n at the Brink of danger; not before:

After deliverance, both alike required;

Our God’s forgotten, and our Souldiers slighted.

- Francis Quarles (1592–1644)

- President Kennedy's misquotation of Quarles' poem in an address to the 1st Armored Div. at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on November 26, 1962.

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