To Command
In each ship there is one
man who, in the hour of
emergency or peril at sea, can
turn to no other man.
There is one who alone is
ultimately responsible for the
safe navigation, engineering
performance, accurate
gunfire and moral of his ship.
He is the Commanding Officer.
He is the Ship!
Captain William Loren McGonagle, USS LIBERTY (AGTR-5), CMH, USN