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George S. PattonT - To the 3rd Army, June 5, 1944
Falcon Party ^ | June 5, 1944 | George S. Patton

Posted on 06/04/2008 5:28:57 PM PDT by pissant

Be Seated.

Men, this stuff we hear about America wanting to stay out of the war, not wanting to fight, is a lot of bullsh*t. Americans love to fight - traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble player; the fastest runner; the big league ball players; the toughest boxers. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win - all the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost, not ever will lose a war, for the very thought of losing is hateful to an American.

You are not all going to die. Only two percent of you here today would die in a major battle. Death must not be feared. Every man is frightened at first in battle. If he says he isn’t, he’s a goddamn liar. Some men are cowards, yes! But they fight just the same, or get the hell shamed out of them watching men who do fight who are just as scared. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some get over their fright in a minute under fire, some take an hour. For some it takes days. But the real man never lets fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to this country and his innate manhood.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: dday; georgespatton; godsgravesglyphs; patton; wwii
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To: prolifefirst

History of man is a history of warfare.


41 posted on 06/04/2008 6:43:06 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: rlmorel

you might just make a patriot out of the young lad.


42 posted on 06/04/2008 6:44:09 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: sam_paine

Tommy Franks had similar salty language as Patton, but you are right, the PC bullcrap has even invaded the armed forces. Fortunately, most soldiers don’t abide by it.


43 posted on 06/04/2008 6:48:03 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: rlmorel

And then Churchill and that scum FDR sent millions back to Russia to their deaths and gave the commies half of Europe anyways.

So what did we “win”?


44 posted on 06/04/2008 6:49:07 PM PDT by spanalot
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To: GOP_Raider

Just gotta be able to shoot. There were plenty of 5’7” heroes in Americas wars.


45 posted on 06/04/2008 6:49:59 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: EternalVigilance

Thanks!


46 posted on 06/04/2008 6:50:35 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

You’re right.


47 posted on 06/04/2008 6:50:54 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes (Old Dogs and Children,and Watermelon Wine.)
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To: prolifefirst

Buchanan somehow thinks the Germans under the Nazis would have been satisfied with just Poland. ANd those darn jews and gypsys and Catholics were expendable anyway.


48 posted on 06/04/2008 6:52:42 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

The folks back then were also PC in a different way...Patton’s career was almost ended, and that particular incident apparently played to why Omar Bradley leapfrogged him in rank.


49 posted on 06/04/2008 6:54:02 PM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: Vision

I’ve heard only the graniest recordings of Patton’s voice. I don’t know where to find the original audio.


50 posted on 06/04/2008 6:54:53 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Bean Counter

LOL


51 posted on 06/04/2008 6:56:11 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: silentreignofheroes

And , What does “Bitte,bitte”,mean?


52 posted on 06/04/2008 6:57:11 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes (Old Dogs and Children,and Watermelon Wine.)
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To: spanalot

FDR and Alger Hiss at Yalta had more to do with it than Churchill.


53 posted on 06/04/2008 6:58:18 PM PDT by rlmorel (Clinging bitterly to Guns and God in Massachusetts...:)
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To: Parley Baer

Very cool. And AMerica has been blessed with numerous Providential leaders throughout our history. Patton was one.


54 posted on 06/04/2008 6:58:26 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: ellery

Hello, Ellery. Would love to be duking it out with you for a Thompson versus Hunter election for this primary. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg!


55 posted on 06/04/2008 7:00:05 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: TADSLOS

The beauty of it all is that our men fighting today in Afghanistan and Iraq are cut from the same cloth.


56 posted on 06/04/2008 7:02:32 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: pissant

Inspiring! Man ,we could use men like him again. Kind of reminds me of one of my TI’s at Lackland.


57 posted on 06/04/2008 7:03:55 PM PDT by kickonly88
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To: sam_paine

Well, Ike was smart enough not to boot him, anyway


58 posted on 06/04/2008 7:05:24 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: GOP_Raider; pissant

This is a timely thread for me to read, in fact, I may use some quotes from this.

I have been, the past couple of days, working on a column about a fishing buddy who died Memorial Day, a WWII hero, Silver Star recipient and 81st Wildcat Division (U.S. Army) sharpshooter, who stormed Angaur Island as part of Operation Stalemate II, a pivotal (sp), but lesser known, battle in WWII.

I usually can knock out a column in 30 minutes (I don’t write for military journals, but hunting/fishing publications), but this one is tough, because it is personal, about someone I loved. Also I have to connect the topic (fishing/hunting) with a LOT of history. I have NEVER had such difficulty writing something as I have this, because there are SO many stories of honor and bravery, it’s so hard to put any of them away and move on.

And, I have been reading more than writing. I have had an extensive lesson in WWII history the past few days.

I am astounded at the men who faced such odds, both those who did and didn’t return home. GOP _Raider, there are endless stories of the ordinary, 5’7” (and shorter, like my friend) men who left their homes a child, really, and showed such courage, became heros not by choice, but because they had no choice.

Outstanding read, pissant, and thanks so much for posting this.

To top it off, I’m a “chick,” and have been known to cry during a “Bonanza” episode, so imagine trying to write about experiences I can’t fanthom, and doing it through a stream of tears, especially when I think about the sweet little man I used to fish with climbing through a jungle dodging bullets.

Thanks again pissant.


59 posted on 06/04/2008 7:20:24 PM PDT by girlangler (Fish Fear Me)
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To: pissant
The beauty of it all is that our men fighting today in Afghanistan and Iraq are cut from the same cloth.

Yes they are, and the real scary part is that they are better educated, better trained and better equipped than ever before. The changes and transformation just in the past 7 years since I retired have been phenomenal. It makes me humble to be in their presence.

60 posted on 06/04/2008 7:23:17 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The GOP death march to the gravesite is underway.)
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