Dec. 14, 2014

Fleet Admirals are Elite Band of Naval Brothers

But back to Dec. 1944 when four-star admirals William Leahy, Ernest King and Chester Nimitz were promoted. A year later, Adm. William F. Halsey Jr. joined their ranks.It was quite the departure from when America's forefathers chose to eschew the title of admiral. Back in 1775, still under the rule of imperialistic Great Britain, those in charge of