The colonials had no navy, no standing army, just a collection of colonial militias that were not a national, standardized force, and of course we had no Marine Corps. Foreign assistance to aid ...

"John Paul Jones was truly a hero," she says ... On April 24, 1906, much of Congress, the cabinet and the diplomatic corps gathered at the Naval Academy armory, along with French and American ...

The personal achievements of John Paul Jones constitute the basis of his imperishable fame and entitle his memory to the highest honors within the power of our people for all time to confer.