tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16141300.post7270154837012373139..comments2024-03-16T06:10:43.388-04:00Comments on Matt's Today in History: David Farragut Born, July 5, 1801Matt Dattilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03121599333878635890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16141300.post-32710156017178338402011-07-15T03:03:22.664-04:002011-07-15T03:03:22.664-04:00Still confused as how someone on their 60th annive...Still confused as how someone on their 60th anniversary of their enlistment can claim to have 7 decades of service.. he may have served in 7 different decades but didn't serve 7 decades (70 years).. it's a question of semanticsDavid Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12074447996033684321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16141300.post-22981260708087591032011-07-14T13:13:06.631-04:002011-07-14T13:13:06.631-04:00No, it was seven. Consider: 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1...No, it was seven. Consider: 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s. He did not hold a command after 1868, but was placed on active duty for life. Even though he died eight months into 1870, that was the beginning of his seventh decade of service, even though it WAS the 60th anniversary of his enlistment.Matthew Dattilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810908049808489197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16141300.post-77714356982974287092011-07-12T04:03:41.975-04:002011-07-12T04:03:41.975-04:00Considering that he joined in 1810 and died in 187...Considering that he joined in 1810 and died in 1870 it was only 60 decades of serviceDavid Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12074447996033684321noreply@blogger.com