USNA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MISSION To serve and support the United States, the Naval Service, the Naval Academy and its Alumni; By furthering the highest standards at the Naval Academy; By seeking out, informing, encouraging and assisting outstanding, qualified young men and women to pursue careers as officers in the Navy and Marine Corps through the Naval Academy; and, By initiating and sponsoring activities which will perpetuate the history, traditions, memories and growth of the Naval Academy and bind Alumni together in support of the highest ideals of command, citizenship and government.
Serving the Alma Mater and its Alumni since 1886
HONORING
MR. JAMES W. KINNEAR III ’50
ADMIRAL FRANK B. KELSO II ’56, USN (RET.)
REAR ADMIRAL BENJAMIN F. MONTOYA ’58, CEC, USN (RET.)
LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM M. KEYS ’60, USMC (RET.)
ADMIRAL HENRY G. CHILES JR. ’60, USN (RET.) 1
10TH ANNIVERSARY The 2008 Medal Ceremony marks the 10th year of honoring and celebrating the lives of alumni through the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Award program. Each year, distinguished graduates are honored because of their demonstrated and unselfish commitment to a lifetime of service, their personal character, and the significant contributions they have made to the Navy and Marine Corps or as leaders in industry or government. They are the living embodiment of the Academy’s mission to develop leaders to “assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.” We honor these five individuals for the principles they stand for—today and always. The 2008 Distinguished Graduate Award selection committee was chaired by Admiral Charles S. Abbot ’66, USN (Ret.). Members of the committee include The Honorable Richard Armitage ’67; Vice Admiral Daniel L. Cooper ’57, USN (Ret.); Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. ’70, USN (Ret.); Lieutenant General Jack Klimp ’68, USMC (Ret.); Captain James Lovell ’52, USN (Ret.); Dr. William C. Miller ’62 and Captain George P. Watt Jr. ’73, USNR (Ret.).
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PROGRAM MEDAL PRESENTATION 4:30 p.m. INTRODUCTION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES FOR 2008 INVOCATION THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WELCOME AND REMARKS Vice Admiral Jeffrey L. Fowler ’78, USN Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy
PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD MEDALS Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost ’53, USN (Ret.) Chairman of the Board, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Midshipman Zerbin Singleton ’08 Brigade Commander
REMARKS Distinguished Graduate Recipients of 2008
NAVY BLUE & GOLD DEPARTURE OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY
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MR. JAMES W. KINNEAR III James W. Kinnear III was born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1928 and attended St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire before matriculating to the Naval Academy in 1946. The Lucky Bag wrote of “Jamie’s” “cherubic countenance and idiotic sense of humor which… fell short of his accompanying provocative grin.” He served in Brigade leadership positions and excelled academically, graduating with distinction in 1950. Fifteen days after graduation Jim married Mary Tullis, whom he met on a blind date while at the Academy. The Korean War began five days later, so the honeymoon was short for Ensign Kinnear as he reported as Assistant Navigator aboard the USS BADOENG STRAIT soon after. He served three consecutive tours in Korean waters, resulting in seven engagement stars and a Navy Commendation medal for rushing to the aid of wayward parachutists during a refit in Japan. Following his sea duty, Lieutenant Kinnear served as the personal aide to ComNine. His original focus on a naval career altered after his introduction to the president of Texaco. Impressed by the young officer, the executive offered him a job once his military service was done. In 1954, Kinnear took him up on the offer and joined Texaco’s management training program where he pumped gas and washed cars at a Texaco station in Chicago before he ever got to make a management decision. Mr. Kinnear held sales positions for Texaco in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Hawaii, as well as positions in refining, marketing and transportation as he rose up the ranks, making vice president in 1966, the same year he retired from the Reserves as a Lieutenant Commander. He was elected to Texaco’s Board of Directors in 1977, became executive vice president in 1978, and president of Texaco USA in 1982. In 1987 as the new president and CEO of Texaco Inc., Mr. Kinnear became the first chief executive to hold a full-fledged press conference in Texaco’s 85-year history. “I am absolutely determined to change the image of this company,” he asserted. He didn’t just change the image—he pulled them through bankruptcy and massive restructuring, putting a large focus on innovation and technology in the 4
CLASS OF 1950 oilfields and laboratories. He attributed his leadership and problem-solving skills to his time at the Naval Academy. Gulf War I crossed paths with Texaco when their oil field between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia was occupied by Iraqi forces who blew up around 1,000 wells. As one of the few Westerners on the Saudi Aramco Board of Directors, Mr. Kinnear was quick to take a leadership roll in reassuring Americans about their oil supply and negotiating the reconstruction of the fields, starting with hiring experts to extinguish the well-publicized fires blazing. After his retirement in 1993, Mr. Kinnear became chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Opera, having received the National Medal of Art from President George H.W. Bush in 1992 for prior involvement with the Met. He has also been on the boards of the Public Policy Institute, St. Paul’s School, Paine Webber, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Unilever, New York Botanical Gardens and Saudi Arabian Oil Company as the only non-Saudi where he worked to improve Middle Eastern relations. He was one of the original members of the board of the Naval Academy Foundation (retiring in 2007) and is a life member of the Alumni Association and a member of the Robert Means Thompson Society. Jim and his wife Mary established and endowed the James and Mary Kinnear Chair in Physical Sciences, the Kinnear Fellows Program, and the $1.4 million Director’s Award. He has successfully raised funds for Naval Academy’s Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies and supported his class’s Naval Academy Museum endowment. They reside in Greenwich, CT. “Leaders,” Mr. Kinnear once wrote, “are driven by their dreams of success for the enterprise, rather than for themselves. They lead by words and example. They must be accountable. And above all they must have and must project a strong sense of ethics.” As a father, author, patent holder, hunter, gentleman and leader, he is the personification of his own words, “earning the respect of everyone he meets” and “appreciating the importance of preserving America’s soul as well as its strength,” say his peers.
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ADMIRAL FRANK B. KELSO II, USN (RET.) Frank Benton Kelso II hailed from Fayetteville, TN, before being shocked by the “system” at the Naval Academy, according to the 1956 Lucky Bag. He was also described as an avid golfer and “always industrious and jovial, he possessed the attributes of a good leader.” Following graduation in 1956, he served on the cargo ship USS OGLETHORPE (AKA-100) before attending Submarine School in 1958. He was assigned to the submarine USS SABALO (SS-302) before returning to Submarine School for nuclear power training in January 1960. He then served on the USS POLLACK (SSN-603), USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN-626) and USS SCULPIN (SSN-590), steadily rising up the ranks. In subsequent tours, Admiral Kelso served as Commanding Officer Naval Nuclear Power School, USS FINBACK and USS BLUEFISH. He then served as Executive Assistant to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. He was assigned to reestablish and to command of Submarine Squadron Seven in 1977. Selected as Rear Admiral in 1980, his Pentagon assignments included Director, Strategic Submarine Division, Office of the CNO, and Director, Office of Program Appraisal, Office of the Secretary of the Navy. As Sixth Fleet Commander, Admiral Kelso led multiple successful actions against Libya in the 1980s. Sixth Fleet forces intercepted the plane carrying the terrorists who commandeered the ACHILLE LAURO, setting a precedent for our military actions against current terrorist threats. This earned him a place in history as one of the first successful leaders in the modern war on terrorism. He was promoted to four stars and assumed command of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet in June 1986. Assignments to Commander U.S. Atlantic Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Command Atlantic followed in 1988. The Admiral’s career culminated in his appointment as the 24th Chief of Naval Operations, which he held from July 1990 to April 1994, facing the military challenges posed by Operation Desert Shield in 1990 and Operation Desert Storm 6
CLASS OF 1956 the following year. He also took on the daunting task of directing a study on how to modernize and transition the Navy into the post-cold war 21st century. In 1993 he held the post of Acting Secretary of the Navy while also CNO, the first to ever hold both positions concurrently. While planning for the future of the Navy, Admiral Kelso was jolted back to the present by the events of Tailhook in 1991. Many praised his subsequent revisions to officer and enlisted training to provide a continuum of education which would address the changing social issues of any era and hopefully provide better foresight than the Navy possessed in 1991. In the spring of 1992, he endorsed an ambitious plan to put women in combat jets and on combat ships. Admiral Kelso eliminated vestiges of an old and embedded culture to make way for a brighter future for all. Our core values of honor, commitment and courage were initiated on his watch. Upon his retirement, Admiral Kelso remained very active with the Navy and the Naval Academy. He was a senior Fellow at the Armed Forces Staff College, offered many of his personal effects to the Lincoln County Museum in Tennessee for permanent display, was the Reaffirmation Day speaker for the Class of 2006, has been a tireless fundraiser for his class, enjoys presenting the Frank B. Kelso Class of 1956 award during Commissioning Week, delivered the first Forrestal lecture in Alumni Hall, and is a trustee emeritus of the Naval Academy Foundation Athletic and Scholarship Division. He also continues to consult with Congress and industry on defense matters. Admiral Kelso has been described as “a 4.0 sailor” who “brought sponsorship of terrorism to a standstill.” “Today’s Navy is benefiting from his contributions and sense of direction that he sustained and passed on to those who followed,” which includes a son and son-in-law currently serving as squadron commanders. He and his wife Landess live in Fayetteville, TN.
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REAR ADMIRAL BENJAMIN F. MONTOYA, CEC, USN (RET.) Benjamin Franklin Montoya was born in Indio, CA, and graduated from Coachella Valley High School. During his years at the Naval Academy, “Bennie” was an “ace chucker” for the baseball team, according to the Lucky Bag, beating Army in his youngster year and serving as captain in 1958. He was a Striper in the 5th Company and “known also for a big heart.” He was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. Rear Admiral Montoya earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1960 and was then assigned to Long Beach Naval Shipyard as Resident Engineer. In 1964, he was deployed to Guam with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three, followed by Vietnam where he led an advance party in country to supervise the construction of the first base camp built by SeaBees in Da Nang. He returned in 1966 to Chu Lai, constructing a base camp, supply point, hospital and a Marine Corp helicopter base. He returned to Port Hueneme, CA, as a Lieutenant Commander and the most junior CEC Chief Staff Officer of the 31st NCR in CEC history. A master’s degree in environmental studies from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1967 followed, which he utilized for the Navy from Puerto Rico to California. 1974 found him in Washington, DC, as director of the Navy’s Environmental Quality Division getting the Navy up on environmental compliance. In 1977 he became responsible for compliance for the entire Department of the Navy. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University to cover the legal as well as physical aspects of compliance. Because of his superior performance as the Navy’s environmental expert, Rear Admiral Montoya assumed his first command in 1981 as Commanding Officer of the Navy Public Works Center in San Diego, followed by Commander, WestDiv Engineering Command, San Bruno in 1984. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1986, serving in the office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics). During this time, he provided vital support to the Superintendent, Admiral Charles Larson ’58, USN, in securing the funding for Alumni Hall. 8
CLASS OF 1958 He retired from the Navy in 1989 as Chief of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps and Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, attaining the highest position for an active duty Civil Engineer Corps officer. During his career, Rear Admiral Montoya was awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star with Combat “V” for service in Vietnam, and a number of other citations. Upon retirement, HENAAC awarded him their 1989 Hispanic Engineer of the Year. He has also received multiple accolades and awards from the private sector for his service and leadership. His work continued after retirement, as Rear Admiral Montoya joined Pacific Gas and Electric in San Francisco where he became a senior vice president and general manager of the gas supply business unit. In 1993 he became president and CEO of the Public Service Company of New Mexico and the chairman of the board in 1999. In 2006, Rear Admiral Montoya was appointed to the NASA Advisory Council as a member of the Space Operations Committee. That same year he was honored with membership into the National Academy of Construction for his work on the Navy’s major shore facilities environmental restoration program (1970-1981), as Director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and as Chief of the Civil Engineers Corps. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2001. He has served on multiple boards and for the past 11 years, he has served as chairman of the CEC/SeaBee Historical Foundation. He was appointed by the President of the United States to the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission and the Naval Academy Board of Visitors, which he chaired for two years. Rear Admiral Montoya has been described as “one of the most accomplished civil engineers in the history of the United States Navy” and “a man of action.” With his “great personal integrity and high sense of honor… Ben stands in the front ranks of distinguished Americans.” He resides in northern California with his wife of nearly 50 years, Virginia. They have seven children and 17 grandchildren.
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM M. KEYS, USMC (RET.) William Morgan Keys was born in Fredericktown, PA, and entered the Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1960. At the Academy, “Bull” excelled at many intramural sports during his time at the Academy. The Lucky Bag recalled “his easy going manner and great sense of humor that made him many friends.” As a Marine, Lieutenant General Keys began his 34 years of service as a platoon leader with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. In Vietnam, he was decorated as company commander with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. While Captain, he personally led units against numerically superior North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces, repelling attacks and overrunning the enemy. He volunteered for a second tour in Vietnam as a Major and advisor to a Vietnamese Marine Brigade, part of the Division who recaptured and defended Quang Tri Province from the North Vietnamese Army. He also defended Quang Tri City with infantry armor attacks and helicopter-born assaults during continuous combat conditions. Twenty years later, as the Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, NC, Lieutenant General Keys prepared more than 20,500 marines for deployment and combat operations in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm, the heaviest Marine division ever assembled, breaching Iraqi barriers and minefields to retake Kuwait. He developed the rationale for the two-axis attack that proved highly successful, befitting his call sign “Pit Bull” and marking him as a superb tactical leader. General Norman Schwarzkopf said of his performance: “The two Marine divisions…what can I say? Simply brilliant!” Lieutenant General Keys has been awarded the Navy Cross for conspicuous gallantry in action in 1967 taking his company on independent action, surrounding a North Vietnamese battalion and inflicting heavy casualties. He has also been awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat “V”, two Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Cross of Gallantry, Legion of 10
CLASS OF 1960 Merit with Combat “V”, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars. Lieutenant General Keys is also one of a group of outstanding Marines who was chosen to wear Colonel Merritt A. “Red Mike” Edson’s rank insignia, an honor less than a dozen Marines have ever received. Edson was commander of the fabled Word War II 1st Marine Raider Battalion, considered by the Marine Corps to be its first U.S. Special Operations Force. For 60 years, the passing of Edson’s Eagles has been unusual for its informality and privacy, honoring “the same mystical blend of intelligence, dignity, innovation, and raw courage that were the hallmark of their original owner.” This honor is no great surprise to his fellow Marines who call Lieutenant General Keys fearless, inspirational, exceptional and bold. During his 34 years in the Corps he served at every level of operational command and was the Marine Corps Liaison Officer to the Senate and Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretariat, Joint Chiefs of Staff in DC. He retired as Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces, Atlantic; Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force; Commander, Marine Force, Atlantic; Commander, U.S. Marine Corp Forces, South (Designate); and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe (Designate). His friends and colleagues say, “Keys is a warrior! If I could have one person in my foxhole in combat, it would be Bill Keys.” “He deserves a place among our Academy heroes—he has been one from day one.” He mentored legions of young officers who “would, and did, follow him anywhere.” His “fighting spirit, keen intelligence, dedication to the mission and care for the personnel under his command are second to none.” Lieutenant General Keys is a President’s Circle donor to the Naval Academy Foundation and participated in Naval Academy seminars for midshipmen interested in the Marine Corps. He is the President and CEO of Colt Firearms, Hartford, CT, and resides with his wife Gail and family in Hume, VA.
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ADMIRAL HENRY G. CHILES JR., USN (RET.) Henry G. Chiles Jr. was born and raised up the road from the Academy in Baltimore and Linthicum, MD. As a first class midshipman, “Hank” was a Midshipman Company Commander and graduated with distinction. He was awarded the Thompson Trophy for promoting athletics, having helped propel Navy to the national lacrosse championship in 1960 as a thirdstring All-American. The Lucky Bag noted his “constant hustle and competitive spirit,” calling him “one of the most prominent men in his class.” Following commissioning, Admiral Chiles served aboard USS BORIE (DD 704), followed by submarine training in 1961 and nuclear propulsion training to begin his long service in nuclear submarines. Between 1963 and 1973 he served aboard multiple nuclear submarines, including the USS TRITON, USS TECUMSEH, Submarine Squadron 15 staff in Guam and USS DRUM, taking a break to receive a Masters of Arts from Oxford University as a CNO Scholar in politics, philosophy and economics. Admiral Chiles returned to life underwater in 1976 aboard the USS GURNARD for an under-ice deployment in the Arctic, assuming command upon return. He was reassigned in 1980 to serve as Special Assistant to the Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Other posts included Commander, Submarine Squadron Three; Commander, Naval Training Center, San Diego; Director, Strategic Submarine Division; Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Undersea Warfare); Commander, Submarine Group Eight in Naples, Italy, and Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic where he significantly changed attack submarine force operations after the end of the Cold War. Admiral Chiles was assigned as Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command in 1993, and less than a year later, was appointed Commander in Chief, responsible for all U.S. Air Force and Navy strategic nuclear forces. He was the first Admiral to lead the U.S. Strategic Command. During his 36-year career, he was awarded the DOD Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Distinguished Service Medal, five Legion of Merits, and other decorations. 12
CLASS OF 1960 Retiring in 1996, he returned to the Academy in 1999 for three years in the McMullen Distinguished Chair of Leadership. His teaching style and years of experience made Admiral Chiles an ideal and very popular teacher, adding much to the Academy’s curriculum. He has served on multiple councils, boards, and committees, including Sandia National Laboratories, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, the National Defense University Capstone Program, Naval Submarine League, Naval Academy Foundation (Athletic and Scholarship Programs), McDonogh School as a trustee, National Military Family Association and Dolphin Scholarship Foundation. As the National Chairman of the Submarine Centennial Celebration in 2000, he successfully urged the U.S. Postal Service to issue stamps honoring the Submarine Service. In 2006, Admiral Chiles addressed the incoming Class of 2010 at the Reaffirmation Ceremony, welcoming 2010 aboard, citing the many years of service of the Class of 1960 including the heroic, inspirational leadership of Lieutenant General Bill Keys, USMC, and other exemplary classmates, and urging their acceptance and practice of honor, courage and commitment. His wife, Katy, was a Navy Relief volunteer, led the spouse portion of the Capstone Course for newly selected flag and general officers and was president of the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation. Admiral Chiles’s peers describe him as a “superb naval officer and great gentleman and American,” “a truly outstanding role model for today’s Midshipmen,” “possessing great integrity” with a “record of achievement that very few Naval officers have attained.” His service to the Navy and Academy has been nothing less than outstanding.
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DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS
ADMIRAL THOMAS H. MOORER, USN (RET.)
DR. JOHN J. MCMULLEN
Class of 1933—DGA 1999 (1912-2004)
Class of 1940—DGA 2000 (1918-2005)
ADMIRAL JAMES L. HOLLOWAY III, USN (RET.)
VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE, USN (RET.)
Class of 1943—DGA 2000
Class of 1951—DGA 2000 (1930-2005)
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM A. ANDERS, USAFR (RET.)
MR. ROGER T. STAUBACH
Class of 1955—DGA 2000
Class of 1965—DGA 2000
CAPTAIN JOHN W. CRAWFORD JR., USN (RET.)
ADMIRAL WILLIAM J. CROWE JR., USN (RET.)
Class of 1942—DGA 2001
Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1925-2007)
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VICE ADMIRAL JAMES B. STOCKDALE, USN (RET.)
ADMIRAL JAMES D. WATKINS, USN (RET.)
Class of 1947—DGA 2001 (1923-2005)
Class of 1949—DGA 2001
CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL, USN (RET.)
VICE ADMIRAL CHARLES S. MINTER JR., USN (RET.)
Class of 1952—DGA 2001
Class of 1937—DGA 2002
THE HONORABLE JAMES E. CARTER JR.
ADMIRAL CARLISLE A.H. TROST, USN (RET.)
Class of 1947—DGA 2002
Class of 1953—DGA 2002
COLONEL JOHN W. RIPLEY, USMC (RET.)
AMBASSADOR WILLIAM H.G. FITZGERALD
Class of 1962—DGA 2002
Class of 1931—DGA 2003 (1909-2006)
REAR ADMIRAL EUGENE B. FLUCKEY, USN (RET.)
REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT W. MCNITT, USN (RET.)
Class of 1935—DGA 2003 (1913-2007)
Class of 1938—DGA 2003
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VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM D. HOUSER, USN (RET.)
LIEUTENANT GENERAL VICTOR H. KRULAK, USMC (RET.)
Class of 1942—DGA 2003
Class of 1934—DGA 2004
VICE ADMIRAL GERALD E. MILLER, USN (RET.)
VICE ADMIRAL JAMES F. CALVERT, USN (RET.)
Class of 1942—DGA 2004
Class of 1943—DGA 2004
LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES G. COOPER, USMC (RET.)
REAR ADMIRAL RONALD F. MARRYOTT, USN (RET.)
Class of 1950—DGA 2004
Class of 1957—DGA 2004 (1934-2005)
CAPTAIN SLADE D. CUTTER, USN (RET.)
REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT H. WERTHEIM, USN (RET.)
Class of 1935—DGA 2005 (1911-2005)
Class of 1946—DGA 2005
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ADMIRAL RONALD J. HAYS, USN (RET.)
MR. H. ROSS PEROT
Class of 1950—DGA 2005
Class of 1953—DGA 2005
CAPTAIN THOMAS J. HUDNER, USN (RET.)
ADMIRAL KINNAIRD R. MCKEE, USN (RET.)
Class of 1947—DGA 2006
Class of 1951—DGA 2006
GENERAL ROBERT T. HERRES, USAF (RET.)
ADMIRAL CHARLES R. LARSON, USN (RET.)
Class of 1954—DGA 2006
Class of 1958—DGA 2006
REAR ADMIRAL MAURICE H. RINDSKOPF, USN (RET.)
ADMIRAL THOMAS B. HAYWARD, USN (RET.)
Class of 1938—DGA 2007
Class of 1948—DGA 2007
MR. RALPH W. HOOPER
ADMIRAL LEIGHTON W. SMITH JR., USN (RET.)
Class of 1951—DGA 2007
Class of 1962—DGA 2007
For more information on the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award program and recipients, visit www.usna.com. 17
NAVY BLUE & GOLD Now colleges from sea to sea, may sing of colors true, But who has better right than we, to hoist a symbol hue? For Sailors brave in battle fair, since fighting days of old Have proved the Sailor’s right to wear, the Navy Blue and Gold. Four years together by the Bay, where Severn joins the tide, Then by the Service called away, we’re scattered far and wide; But still when two or three shall meet, and old tales be retold, From low to highest in the Fleet, we’ll pledge the Blue and Gold.