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To: traumer

Cowards.

General Patton Farewell Speech:

“You are not all going to die,” he said slowly. “Only two percent of you right here today would die in a major battle. Death must not be feared. Death, in time, comes to all men. Yes, every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he’s not, he’s a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an hour. For some, it takes days. But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. Americans pride themselves on being He Men and they ARE He Men. Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are, and probably more so. They are not supermen.”


7 posted on 08/22/2015 10:03:31 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana
Part of a letter my grandfather received along with all other members of the 117th Antiaircraft artillery battalion at the end of WWII.


18 posted on 08/22/2015 10:13:49 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: 2banana
"Americans pride themselves on being He Men and they ARE He Men"


56 posted on 08/22/2015 10:55:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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