(Navy News Service) -- The Naval Historical Center’s (NHC) search for Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones' ship Bonhomme Richard received further support in early February, when it was recommended for funding through the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration's competitive grant process.The NHC and Ocean Technology Foundation (OTF) plan to launch a search for Bonhomme Richard off the coast of England in July." Boy, it's a good thing Jones was in the Navy.
If he were in today's Army, they would have made him for the ship he lost! (See the next article, below.) posted by Greg Finnegan @ 7:07 PM Have you seen the article about the soldier who was so seriously wounded in Iraq that they had to give him a disability discharge?
He had a bomb blow up and wreck his arm. The medic removed his body armor, and burned it since it was bloody and policy is to destroy it to prevent re-use. Some supply guy in the Army asked a year later where the body armor was.
The soldier told him that the medic destroyed it. Since some form wasn't filled out, the supply guy made the soldier, a Lieutenant, pay $700 for it before they would discharge him. He's not a rich guy; he had to borrow the money from friends.
Senator Robert Byrd was questioning the Army Chief of Staff last week about their budget, and he asked the General about this, since the young man comes from West Virginia, Byrd's state. The Lieutenant is a West Point graduate; I am an Annapolis graduate. We compete strongly in sports, but I deeply respect his Honor Code as I'm sure that he deeply respects my Honor Concept.
If the Lieutenant says that's what happened, I am positive that that is what happened. No if's, and's or but's. Here's what the General had to say: "We certainly have procedures that account for battle loss, and I just find it a highly unusual story.
But we'll certainly follow up and correct it if there's any truth to it. Peter Schoomaker, Army chief of staff Now, they have added insult ("..
.if there's any truth in it") to injury ($700). I can understand a little: the General graduated from the University of Wyoming (Cheney's state) the same year I graduated from Annapolis, so "honor" doesn't have the same meaning to him as to a West Point grad.
Just as "party" probably has a deeper meaning to him than it does to me. But he ought to read a book. I am going to send him and Senator Byrd a note: send me the bill for the $700, and I will gladly pay it!
posted by Greg Finnegan @ 4:59 PM (Navy News Service) -- The Naval Historical Center’s (NHC) search for Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones' ship Bonhomme Richard received further support in early February, when it was recommended for funding through the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration's competitive grant process.The NHC and Ocean Technology Foundation (OTF) plan to launch a search for Bonhomme Richard off the coast of England in July.
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