Jimmy Carter actually said...

I know what it means to be at sea for weeks and for months, both when our Nation was at war and also when our Nation was at peace.

Your mission of peace has been indeed successful.

The clear knowledge of American military strength is the surest guarantee that when your presence was felt, stability prevailed, and the hos...

There can be no preservation of peace, there can be no maintenance of American strength, without patriotism and without sacrifice.