Caught
in the crucible
of submarines

I endorse

humor,
pathos,
courage,

and deceit
woven
into nonchalance daily

heroism beneath
the ocean’s surface
this character

a unique breed

magnificent
and totally different

__________

Written by Capt. Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret);
Vice Admiral Jon L. Boyes, USN (Ret); Admiral William D. Smith, USN;
Rear Admiral Karl Hensel, USN (Ret); and Commodore R.W. Garson, RN (Ret)
War in the Boats: My World War II Submarine Battles
Brassey’s Inc., 1994, Blurbs on Back Jacket

Found by C.F. Richie
Victoria B.C.

Lineation by Sandra Leigh
Nanaimo, B.C.