Can do is a motto of the
U.S. Navy Naval Construction Battalions
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, mascot = Bumblebee
, battles = Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Cape Gloucester, Los Negros, Guam, Peleliu, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima, Philippines ...
, popularly known as the
Seabees
United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Force (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon ...
. Since March 5 1942, the Seabees have provided numerous construction work and services, in Navy facilities and operations around the world.
Their official motto is "We build, we fight." However the motto "can do" has also been adopted as a motto. It has appeared in numerous works pertaining to the Seabees, including official documents, official naval histories, official government websites for the Navy, and websites for related cultural institutions.
Seabee History
official website of Seabee Museum and Memorial Park
Seabee Museum and Memorial Park is a non-profit military history museum in Davisville, Rhode Island, devoted to the Seabees of the U.S. Navy.
Quonset Point, where the Seabee Museum is located was a major United States Navy base during World ...
, Rhode Island. accessed May 11, 2020.
The motto received significant depiction in the 1944 film The Fighting Seabees
''The Fighting Seabees'' is a 1944 war film, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. ''The Fighting S ...
, which starred John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...
.
See also
* Military engineers
Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics be ...
* Seabees in World War II
When World War II broke out the United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) did not exist. The logistics of a two theater war were daunting to conceive. Rear Admiral Moreell completely understood the issues. What needed to be done ...
References
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External links
The Seabee Museum and Memorial Park
United States Navy organization
Seabees
Military mottos