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Posted by ESC on November 07, 2002

In Reply to: "Fair winds and following seas"? posted by ESC on November 07, 2002

: : Any help is greatly appreciated.

: All I could find is what you probably already know -- it's a "traditional navy blessing."

Well, I found the Naval History Center online at www.history.navy.mil/ It has (under Traditions of the Naval Service) information about famous Naval quotes and traditions. But the U.S. Navy site said don't e-mail any questions because there's no staff to answer them. I did a search of "fair winds and following seas" and came up zero. The plot thickens.

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