“In the last analysis, the all-important factor in national greatness is national character.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
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THE GREATER Chattanooga Council of the Navy League of the United States welcomed the organization’s president, Dan Branch, to Chattanooga recently. Mr. Branch was guest speaker at the local group’s quarterly meeting held at the Walden Club.
Mr. Branch spoke to a group of nearly 90 people about the importance of keeping sea lanes open and safe. They are essential to the economic vitality of the United States, said event spokeswoman Patty Parks. Mr. Branch said that 95 percent of the world’s goods are transported by ship.