Admiral William Halsey, who once said “I never trust a fighting man who doesn’t smoke or drink,” was not a supporter of the Navy’s ban on alcohol on ships. During WWII, he requisitioned 100 gallons of bourbon so that flight surgeons could issue shots to his pilots. h/t – US Naval Institute
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D-Day: God Bless the Greatest Generation
76 years ago today..They didn’t ask for safe spaces.They didn’t ask for therapy dogs.They didn’t cry about how it wasn’t fair. They didn’t give two shits about political correctness. They ran towards danger.They smiled in the face of hardship.They fought. For you.For me. A bunch of them didn’t come home.A bunch of them never saw…