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"Destroyermen have always been proud
people. They have been the elite. They have to be proud people
and they have to be specially selected, for destroyer life is a rugged one. It
takes stamina to stand up to the rigors of a tossing destroyer. It takes even more spiritual stamina to keep going
with enthusiasm when you are tired, and you feel that you and your ship are
being used as a workhorse. It is true that many people take destroyers for
granted and that is all the more reason why the destroyer Captains can be proud
of their accomplishment."
- Admiral Arleigh Burke