Yes Sir -- the deeds of courage and conviction of the men of the Johnston, Indianapolis, Hoel, etal. during the Battle of Leyte Gulf were awe-inspiring. Considering recent events, it saddens me deeply to know that their great sacrifice may have been in vain.
G S Patton said that in Europe we replaced one bastard {Hitler} with worse bastards {Soviets}.
Those bastards have been on our shores for a long time and now they’re in charge.