Ken Jones > Quotes

“authors as follows: “I don’t have any real definition of loyalty. I just have a feeling about it. Perhaps the best definition of loyalty is the oath which an officer swears when first he comes into the service—to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. You don’t swear loyalty or fealty to an individual or group or to a party or anything else. You swear to defend the United States against all enemies”
― Ken Jones, Admiral Arleigh (31-Knot) Burke: The Story of a Fighting Sailor

“They knew they were good, and they dared the enemy to give them a chance to prove it. No longer did their unspoken fears whisper about the dark decks as they stood toward battle. No longer did they lick their lips nervously and fret for the first gun to fire and set them free from anxiety. They were seasoned fighting men with an awareness of their own strength and mission, and they faced combat with confidence and composure, marked neither by fear nor theatrical heroics.”
― Ken Jones, Destroyer Squadron 23: Combat Exploits of Arleigh Burke's Gallant Force

“Man impatiently yearns to penetrate the future, but as often as not the veil which hides tomorrow is the merciful dispensation of a shielding Providence.”
― Ken Jones, Destroyer Squadron 23: Combat Exploits of Arleigh Burke's Gallant Force