XO Mike Slatter: You didn't think about staying with them?
CDR Thomas Chandler: That's all I thought about.
XO Mike Slattery: You mean I could have had my first command?

You think you're the first soldier that had trouble leaving their family behind? Huh? During World War II, English naval captains put their wives and children in bunkers in London and went back out to sea to fight the Nazis for years.

Jed Chandler

And let me tell you something else. We are more than just survivors! We are more than our grief, we are more than our loss, and we are more than our pain! We were spared for a reason, we were spared because we were put on this earth to do something more! We were spared because were special...because we are the rightful inheritors of the Earth! This is our destiny...because we are the chosen!

Declan

The main thing is that they're with you now. That's what makes them feel safe.

Kelly Tophet

The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 3 Quotes

The main thing is that they're with you now. That's what makes them feel safe.

Kelly Tophet

And let me tell you something else. We are more than just survivors! We are more than our grief, we are more than our loss, and we are more than our pain! We were spared for a reason, we were spared because we were put on this earth to do something more! We were spared because were special...because we are the rightful inheritors of the Earth! This is our destiny...because we are the chosen!

Declan