Morituri Non Cognant, Perhaps. Those Who Are

For Over Two Weeks, The Defenders Of Wake Island Held Off A Vastly Superior Force Of Japanese Ships And Troops, Inspiring The Whole Nation With Their Plucky Spirit And Sacrifice. Unfortunately, Navy Leaders At Pearl Harbor, Struggling To Protect What Was Left Of The Shattered Pacific Fleet, Canceled A Relief Mission, Allowing The Island And Its Defenders To Fall Without Support. Wake Damaged The Long-standing Trust Between The Corps And The Navy, A Memory That Still Rankles Marines And Shames Sailors.

There Is An Old Saying: In History Nothing Is True But The Names And Dates. In Fiction Everything Is True But The Names And Dates. The Difference Between Reality And Fiction? Fiction Has To Make Sense.

Once You Stop Believing In Santa Claus, The Whole World Just Goes Downhill.

In The Soviet Union It Was Illegal To Take A Photograph Of A Train Station. Look What Happened To Them. They Tried To Classify Everything.

Information, Knowledge, Is Power. If You Can Control Information, You Can Control People.