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Eventual victory seems inevitable .

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But nothing in history is inevitable .

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History is affected by all sorts of

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things . Culture

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Economics Geography .

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But in the end , History is made

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by people . We make our own destiny .

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It is what individuals do at critical

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moments like this that determines the

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course of history .

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Today we expect all of you . In fact ,

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you must of necessity . Be prepared not

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only to handle a ship in a storm or a

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landing party on a beach . But to make

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great determinations which affect the

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survival of this country .

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Today , 250 years later , history has

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proven that to be a superpower , one

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must be a sea power . When the world

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looks to the seas , it sees an American

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flag , and behind that flag stands a

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team that is disciplined , lethal , and

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dominant .

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You're part of a noble tradition .

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America's independence and freedom

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since we were but 13 colonies huddled

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along the Atlantic coast have relied on

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the bravery , the good sense , and

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leadership of her officer corps . We've

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leaned heavily on men of the sea , on

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our Navy and Marine Corps . Your

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careers will be no less significant to

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future generations of Americans than

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those of past naval heroes .

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We did literally thousands , thousands

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of training scenarios in CIC to be

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prepared for combat . When the captain

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was saying thousands of DTTs , that's

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not an exaggeration . That is what we

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did . You cannot train enough . We

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prepared them and we made sure their

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mindset was ready for war essentially .

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Congratulations on 250 years . God

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bless the United States Navy .