Some sailors believed this kept them in ... with 21 being the highest. The Navy has historically used a 21-gun salute to honor heads of state and high-ranking officers. When it comes to gun ...
Antwone Fisher (right), whose experience joining the Navy inspired the 2002 film "Antwone Fisher," speaks with sailors in 2003. (PH1 Michael A. Worner/U.S. Navy) Military films often depict war ...