AMERICAN NAVY
ENEMY FEELING ITS BLOWS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS (Rec. 12.10 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 31. President Roosevelt, speaking at the dedication of a Naval Medical Centro on the occasion of the observance of the centenary of the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery at Bethesda, Maryland, said: “In this hospital our navy battle against disease, disability, and death, and those who fight this vital battle are the anonymous heroes of this war. The surgeons, nurses, scientists, and technicians who are part of this world-wide service are carrying on an unending fight to keep as many men at as many guns as many days as possible. After a reference to the infamous attack on Pearl Harbour, the darkest hour in the navy’s history, when ships were put out of commission and 3,000 men killed! and wounded, the President went on to say: In the months that followed—months without victories, our enemies taunted ns with the question : Where is the United States navy ? To-day our enemies know the beginning of the answer to that question. They learned in the Atlantic, the Coral Sea, and at Midway. They are learning now in their attempts to recapture the Solomons. Where is the United States navy? It is where it has always been, carrying out the command, “ Hit the enemy and hit him again wherever and whenever we find him.” Pointing out that battles cannot be fought and won without cost, both in ships and men, President (Roosevelt said To-day in distant places we are fighting battles the like of which have never before been known. In the Southwest Pacific ships and planes of the fleet and long-range bombers of the army are striking at the enemy from widely-separated bases, and striking together. Such co-ordinated warfare requires' men. of extraordinary physical alertness and exceptional bearing, and a split second in timing by one individual may cost innumerable lives. In addition to working out new methods of healing and cure, doctors must'discover new methods of preparing men for unprecedented combat conditions in submarines, planes, and tanks. Men must be perfectly attuned in their bodies as they are perfectly prepared in their minds and hearts for the fierce test of battle. The extent of the remarkable progress achieved in this science can be attested by enemies who have faced our men in battle. Pointing out that the progress, prevention, and cure must not be limited to the armed forces, because the whole population was involved in winning this total war, President Roosevelt said there were 40,000 fatalities from automobile accidents last year, and almost 1,500,000 injured. There were 19,200 fatal acidents in industry, and in addition 2,000,000 injured, including 100,000 permanent disabilities, resulting in the loss of the almost incredible Total of 42,000,000 Mondays. Thus it is not only our enemies who kill valuable Americans.
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Evening Star, Issue 24288, 1 September 1942, Page 4
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469AMERICAN NAVY Evening Star, Issue 24288, 1 September 1942, Page 4
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