USS Growler, the rest of the story

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That story is a classic, Captain Gilmore is a true hero for putting his boat and crews lives ahead of his own. I can't imagine the courage he had when he gave the order to take her down. Granted, he knew he was wounded pretty bad, but its still a great man who could do that.

Sadly, there are probably many more stories of such bravery that will never be told because the boat didn't make it back. Its heartbreaking to think of how many crews will be on eternal patrol in service to the United States. What makes it even worse is how little is taught of these great men in schools. I didn't learn much of anything about the Silent Service until i became interested in sub sims.

Parents today are always complaining about how the so called role models for children are always screwing up and letting them down. Maybe they should encourage their children to look up to real role models who gave everything (and still do so today!) so they could have the life we have today.