George S. PattonT - To the 3rd Army, June 5, 1944

Falcon Party ^ | June 5, 1944 | George S. Patton

[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.

[pissant]

In honor of the the D-day anniversary and the leader that will inspire patriotic Americans for centuries to come...

(note: rough language, gloriously rough language at link)

[traderrob6]

Then, yes, but now?

[willyd]

Link to speech and wmv from the movie

[pissant]

I still get pumped up every time I read it. I think most real Americans do.

[pissant]

Thank ye

[kitkat]

BUMP

[ConorMacNessa]

[unkus]

I do, too.

[jaz.357]

[traderrob6]

As do I but I’m beginning to feel a bit like a dinosaur.

Frankly even then the man (Patton) was to honest to be Pres.

[prolifefirst]

He reminds me of the Churchill I’m reading about in Buchanan’s book - the best in a war, very dangerous otherwise.

[max americana]

Thank you pissant for the post. That was f’n awesome.

[pissant]

THere are some fantastic biographies of CHurchill. I would not use Buchanan’s take on him to judge the man. He was brilliant and foresaw many things, including the trouble of the Mohammedians.

[prolifefirst]

That part in the movie where Paton is looking over the dead on a battlefield and says, “I love this”, is like the gleeful Churchill as England is about to enter WWI.

750,000 from the British Empire died in that war.

[prolifefirst]

Have you read Buchanan’s book?

I’ve never read about Churchill before.

[jaz.357]

[rlmorel]

Hah! This is great...I work with a young guy who I have a lot of respect for, but...he is a liberal. Good guy, just has mush in the head, as Rush likes to say.

Last night he and I were having dinner after work, and I was telling him about Patton, since I have read a few books on him.

I described this very speech to him...he had never heard it or heard of it. I am going to send it to him.

[jazusamo]

A great address by General Patton, thanks for the post.

[sam_paine]

Patton would've been kicked out of today's PC military....

Even worse for him was the "slapping incident", which occurred on August 3, 1943[7] that nearly ended Patton's career. The matter became known after newspaper columnist Drew Pearson revealed it on his November 21 radio program, reporting that General Patton had been "severely reprimanded" as a result.[8] Allied Headquarters denied that Patton had been reprimanded, but confirmed that Patton had slapped a soldier.

According to witnesses, General Patton was visiting patients at a military hospital in Sicily, and came upon a 24-year old soldier who was weeping. Patton asked "What's the matter with you?" and the soldier replied, "It's my nerves, I guess. I can't stand shelling." Patton "thereupon burst into a rage" and "employing much profanity, he called the soldier a 'coward'" and ordered him back to the front. As a crowd gathered, including the hospital's commanding officer, the doctor who had admitted the soldier, and a nurse, Patton then "struck the youth in the rear of the head with the back of his hand". Reportedly, the nurse "made a dive toward Patton, but was pulled back by a doctor" and the commander intervened. Patton went to other patients, then returned and berated the soldier again.[9

[Kakaze]

I’ve never read about Churchill before.

Churchill, in his own words is fantastic. Read the 6 volume set on WWII, I bought a set in really good shape on ebay for around 50 bucks a few years ago.

I love to pick up a volume and just read about that time in his words.