FROM THE DAY I HOISTED THE FLAG IN THE U.S.S. MEMPHIS AS A COMMANDER CRUISER DIVISION TWO AT GUANTANAMO BAY ON JANUARY 11, 1941, UNTIL TODAY, THERE HAS BEEN RECORDED A PROGRESSIVE ACTION THAT HAS BROUGHT DISCOMFORT TO OUR ENEMIES AND GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE GREAT SOUTH ATLANTIC