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John D. Bulkeley
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“I don't know what a hero is. This business of the captain taking all the credit, ordering someone else and so forth -- that's not it. The men who do the actual fighting, man the guns, they're the guys that really win the war.”
John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vice Adm. John D. Bulkeley, 84, Hero of D-Day and Philippines" in The New York Times (8 April 1996)
“PT boats are very, very, in many ways, very fine to keep at sea at long times and do varied jobs. Well, since D-day, my boats have been out here in the line from 10 to 14 days at a time. We often run out of food, we have trouble with the weather, but the boys are taking it fine. I think we've done the hardest thing of all, kept on our toes for whatever might have happened.”
John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996) first seen 1944 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Activities of PT boats in Normandy Invasion" (1944)
“As far as the Breakout is that...Breakout, itself is concerned, it was dark, and it was a rather rainy, misty night. We went at high speed, ran through the mine fields, which we knew like the palm of our hands...no problem at all.”
John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996) first seen 1941 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Recalling his experiences in evacuating General Douglas MacArthur from Corregidor during the 1941 Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
“When you run into the enemy, you’ve got to attack, no question about it.”
John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996) first seen 1944 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘Sea Wolf’ Bulkeley’s European Theater Exploits Heroic" in Naval History" (1944)
“What else could I do? You engage, you fight, you win. That is the reputation of our Navy, then and in the future.”
John D. Bulkeley (1911–1996) first seen 1944 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in 1944, "Namesake USS Bulkeley (DDG 84)