Son of a Navy welder who spent thirty years cutting steel for nuclear submarines, he had grown up immersed in the mystique and tradition of nuclear subs and their role in combating communism.

• 其父是海军的一名焊接工人，整整三十年都用在切割核潜艇用钢上。刚纳从小就被核潜艇的神秘和传说所包围，也了解其在与共产主义作战时所扮演的角色。