Political Quotes

“I rise to speak today as citizens of Lorain County, OH soon gather to honor one of their favorite sons, ADM Ernest Joseph King, an American hero, who served as commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet, and Chief of Naval Operations during World War II. This Sunday, September 18, 2011, Admiral King's memory will be honored with a Lorain elementary school named in his honor. An open green space, in the shape of an anchor, will be dedicated directly across the street from the admiral's birthplace, a home at 113 Hamilton Avenue that still stands today. Both the elementary school and the green space will remind future generations of the admiral's contributions to our country and the personal traits that made him an American hero: tenacity, love of country, fearlessness. Ernest Joseph King was born in Lorain on November 23, 1878, to Elizabeth and James Clydesdale King. He was the older brother to two sisters and two brothers. Admiral King attended Lorain High School and graduated fourth in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1901. Still enrolled at the Naval Academy, he served in the Spanish American War. In 1905, he married Martha Lankin Edgerton in Baltimore, with whom he raised six daughters and a son. King was known to return to Lorain throughout his life to visit his childhood friends. After his distinguished service in World War I, in 1927, he became a naval aviator, and only 6 years later, he was made chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the U.S.…”