Arleigh Burke
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"Arleigh Albert '31-knot' Burke" was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Dwight D. Eisenhower/Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy/Kennedy administrations.

, the lead ship of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer/her class of Aegis Combat System/Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyers, was commissioned in his honor in 1991, List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans/during his lifetime.

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There never is a convenient place to fight a war when the other man starts it.

The major deterrent [to war] is in a man's mind.