The Knee-Deep Sailor
Concerning, An American Tragedy, The Webster Smith Case Is An American Tragedy
Sailor Of The Knee-Deep Navy, wrote:
Typical whining.
Webster Smith demonstrated by his actions that he was not fit to hold an officer's commission.
He put the gratification of his own urges ahead of his duty to his comrades. He is exactly the sort of person who should not be placed in a position of trust and authority.
This time it was banging other cadets after getting them drunk. What do you honestly think he would be doing when he had access to 18 year old female enlisted Coasties and he was their commander?
July 5, 2014
Dear Sailor Of The Knee-Deep Navy,
Thank you for your comment. You are more than kneee-deep in self-righteous ignorance now. You have never met Webster Smith, I would wager. Yet, you presume to judge his character and predict his future behavior.
Based on what? What you read in the newspapers, or what you read in my book? Would you have made the same or similar predictions concerning General David Patraeus of Commander Dave Koss, or any of the other high ranking military officers who have been forced to resign from lofty positions recently because of sexual scandals?
You obviously read the internet news. I will not recite a list of names. Suffice it to say that General David Petraeus resigned as head of the CIA in the wake of revelations that he had carried on an extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. Commander Koss, voluntarily resigned after revelation that he allowed those around him to engage in politically incorrect hanky-panky.
Commander Koss was a 1991 Naval Academy graduate and veteran naval aviator and who has amassed more than 3,000 flight hours and 740 arrested landings on carriers, and garnered two awards for leadership during his career.
What a waste of talent. I believe that Webster Smith would have had a similarly distinguished career. But you believe that Webster Smith demonstrated by his actions that he was not fit to hold an officer's commission.
You speculate that he put the gratification of his own urges ahead of his duty to his comrades. And then you declare that he is exactly the sort of person who should not be placed in a position of trust and authority.
You are running over with stereotypical conjecture and devoid of any evidence of critical and objective thinking. I have met your type of mentality many times in my 24 year military career, and I am happy that there are not many like you left out there.
Well, sir, you are entitled to your own opinion; but, you are not entitled to make up your own facts. Nowhere was it reported that Webster Smith was banging other cadets after getting them drunk. In all of the incidents reported in the case, it appeared that the cadets involved took advantage of lax Academy policies and Regulations concerning off base alcohol consumption.
I honestly think that Webster Smith would do the same as most college graduates once they past through the phase of teenage drinking and sexual exploration; that is, that he would move on to more mature and career enhancing pursuits.
Webster Smith was an exceptional cadet with a magnetic, and charming personality. He was a gifted man, who had risen above his circumstances. I suspect that as a commissioned officer he would continue to distinguish himself. I doubt that he would soil his record with any of the 18 year old female enlisted Coasties that I have seen. Not because they are not worth it, but because he is a better man than that and none of them could hold a candle his wife Lindsey.
Thank you for your opinion, but you should wade a bit further out into deeper water until it covers your brain, clears your vision, and refines your thinking.
I hope I have not insulted you or burst your bubble. I respect your courage to come forward and take a position on the record.
It is so hard to get an open and frank discussion of sensitive subjects in this politically correct age of left leaning liberalism.
You and I differ on our opinions of Webster Smith, but I believe we share old fashioned sentiments concerning duty, honor, patriotism; and, love of God and country.
We respect the sanctity of borders, languages and culture. I would like to hear from you again on this Blog.
So, I wish you fair skies, favorable winds, and a following sea out there on the Sea of Life. And remember, if you do not have a destination, there can be no favorable wind.
Judge L. Steverson, USALJ (Ret.); LCDR, USCG (Ret.)
Sailor Of The Knee-Deep Navy, wrote:
Typical whining.
Webster Smith demonstrated by his actions that he was not fit to hold an officer's commission.
He put the gratification of his own urges ahead of his duty to his comrades. He is exactly the sort of person who should not be placed in a position of trust and authority.
This time it was banging other cadets after getting them drunk. What do you honestly think he would be doing when he had access to 18 year old female enlisted Coasties and he was their commander?
July 5, 2014
Dear Sailor Of The Knee-Deep Navy,
Thank you for your comment. You are more than kneee-deep in self-righteous ignorance now. You have never met Webster Smith, I would wager. Yet, you presume to judge his character and predict his future behavior.
Based on what? What you read in the newspapers, or what you read in my book? Would you have made the same or similar predictions concerning General David Patraeus of Commander Dave Koss, or any of the other high ranking military officers who have been forced to resign from lofty positions recently because of sexual scandals?
You obviously read the internet news. I will not recite a list of names. Suffice it to say that General David Petraeus resigned as head of the CIA in the wake of revelations that he had carried on an extramarital affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. Commander Koss, voluntarily resigned after revelation that he allowed those around him to engage in politically incorrect hanky-panky.
Commander Koss was a 1991 Naval Academy graduate and veteran naval aviator and who has amassed more than 3,000 flight hours and 740 arrested landings on carriers, and garnered two awards for leadership during his career.
What a waste of talent. I believe that Webster Smith would have had a similarly distinguished career. But you believe that Webster Smith demonstrated by his actions that he was not fit to hold an officer's commission.
You speculate that he put the gratification of his own urges ahead of his duty to his comrades. And then you declare that he is exactly the sort of person who should not be placed in a position of trust and authority.
You are running over with stereotypical conjecture and devoid of any evidence of critical and objective thinking. I have met your type of mentality many times in my 24 year military career, and I am happy that there are not many like you left out there.
Well, sir, you are entitled to your own opinion; but, you are not entitled to make up your own facts. Nowhere was it reported that Webster Smith was banging other cadets after getting them drunk. In all of the incidents reported in the case, it appeared that the cadets involved took advantage of lax Academy policies and Regulations concerning off base alcohol consumption.
I honestly think that Webster Smith would do the same as most college graduates once they past through the phase of teenage drinking and sexual exploration; that is, that he would move on to more mature and career enhancing pursuits.
Webster Smith was an exceptional cadet with a magnetic, and charming personality. He was a gifted man, who had risen above his circumstances. I suspect that as a commissioned officer he would continue to distinguish himself. I doubt that he would soil his record with any of the 18 year old female enlisted Coasties that I have seen. Not because they are not worth it, but because he is a better man than that and none of them could hold a candle his wife Lindsey.
Thank you for your opinion, but you should wade a bit further out into deeper water until it covers your brain, clears your vision, and refines your thinking.
I hope I have not insulted you or burst your bubble. I respect your courage to come forward and take a position on the record.
It is so hard to get an open and frank discussion of sensitive subjects in this politically correct age of left leaning liberalism.
You and I differ on our opinions of Webster Smith, but I believe we share old fashioned sentiments concerning duty, honor, patriotism; and, love of God and country.
We respect the sanctity of borders, languages and culture. I would like to hear from you again on this Blog.
So, I wish you fair skies, favorable winds, and a following sea out there on the Sea of Life. And remember, if you do not have a destination, there can be no favorable wind.
Judge L. Steverson, USALJ (Ret.); LCDR, USCG (Ret.)
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posted by ichbinalj at 1:41 PM
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JOKE:
Why don't Coast Guard ship have life preservers onboard?
Because, if they run aground, the sailors can wade ashore. Hahaha.
D-day would prove a stern test not only for the GIs but also for the men of the U.S. Navy's 4th Beach Battalion who landed with them. The sailors had received an assignment critical to the success of Avalanche. Their battalion was to serve as the link between the troops ashore and the ships offshore. Operation Avalanche required them to mark and clear sites to land craft and control beach traffic; unload equipment, supplies and reinforcements; evacuate casualties; salvage and repair boats and equipment; and set up fire control and ship-to-shore communications.
The 4th Beach Battalion, known as the 'Knee-deep' sailors, had prepared well for this assignment. After advanced training in North Africa, the sailors had received their baptism of fire in July during the Sicily landings. At the end of operations there, they returned to North Africa for replacements and rest. Before long, however, training resumed. Their instructors were Army Rangers. 'They were supposed to toughen us up for Salerno,' recalled Seaman James Townley.
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
To see what he could see, see, see,
And all that he could see, see, see,
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea!
A sailor went to chop, chop, chop,
To see what he could chop, chop, chop,
And all that he could chop, chop, chop,
Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop!
A sailor went to knee, knee, knee,
To see what he could knee, knee, knee,
And all that he could knee, knee, knee,
Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee!
The sailor went to sea, chop, knee,
To see what he could sea, chop, knee,
And all that he could sea, chop, ,knee,
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee!
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