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Originally Posted by OldFrenchy
The sub sounds great- too bad it is named after a fool of a man, nice as he may be.
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J.C. was completely naive about foreign policy, and the worst possible choice to deal with the likes of Leonid Breszhnev and the Ayatollah Khomeini, but probably was one of the most honest presidents we had. His main saving grace was being a sub sailor, and he was instrumental in pulling the strings to have the east coast Trident sub base put at Kings Bay, Georgia.
It was great to spend over half my naval career at a base less than 40 miles from my hometown. For that I'll always be greatful to Mr. C, despite his presidential failings...