Today, we salute Navy Veteran and 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter. Born James Earl Carter Jr. in Plains, Georgia, the sailor-turned-president attended Georgia Institute of Technology as a Navy ROTC student before receiving an appointment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Inspired by his uncle to join the service, he graduated in June 1946 and was commissioned as an ensign. Carter received his first assignment with the battleship Wyoming, stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, where he served until the vessel was decommissioned in 1947. He then served on the battleship Mississippi as a training and education officer. Following a six-month course at the U.S. Navy Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, Carter served aboard the Balao-class submarine Pomfret, based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and later as an engineering officer with the K-1 submarine. Former President Jimmy Carter was the only commander-in-chief to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. He died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old. Rest in peace, Mr. President, and THANK YOU for your service to your country.