I Did What Any American Could And

I Was Only A Gun Captain On The Battleship Alabama For 34 Months. People Have Called Me A Hero For That, But I'll Tell You This - Heroes Don't Come Home. Survivors Come Home.

As Much As We Disliked The Yankees, Fans And Players Alike, They Were Good For Baseball. They Consistently Unsuccessful Teams Like The Browns, Senators, And A's Paid A Lot Of Their Bills With Those Big Crowds That Poured Through The Gates When The Yankees Came To Town.

There Was Great Leadership In This Country At The Time Of World War Ii. There Was Also Unrelenting Resolve At Home, In America's Factories And On The Farms, In The Cities And The Country.

I Did What Any American Could And Should Do: Serve His Country In Its Time Of Need.

When You Make A Bad Pitch And The Hitter Puts It Out Of The Park And You Cost Your Team The Game, It's A Real Test Of Your Maturity To Be Able To Stand In Front Of Your Locker Fifteen Minutes Later And Admit It To The World. How Many People In Other Professions Would Be Willing To Have Their Job Performances Evaluated That Way, In Front Of Millions, Every Afternoon At Five O'clock.