[pgk3734]

The bottom of the article details how Pershing used his wit to have a "calming effect" on the radicals.

[Skywalk]

This 'story' has only been posted about 20,000 times since 9/11.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Always check www.snopes.com (urban legend source) before posting a rumor or email, as truth, p.

http://www.snopes.com/rumors/pershing.htm

[mdittmar]

Great post,Lets put some audio to it!

Three thousand miles from home, an American army is fighting for you. Everything you hold worthwhile is at stake. Only the hardest blows can win against the enemy we are fighting. Invoking the spirit of our forefathers, the army asks your unshrinking support, to the end that the high ideals for which America stands may endure upon the earth.

General Pershing's patriotic message was recorded at American field headquarters during the battle of Picardy and Flanders on April 4, 1918.

[JockoManning]

Thanks for posting.

jm