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War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.

Major Dick Winters

One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I’m not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.
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Company Hero Serve War
Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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Development Example Expectation Goals People Real Teamwork
Because I was in such good shape, my fatigue level never reached the point of physical exhaustion that contributes to mental exhaustion and, ultimately, to combat fatigue.
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Contribution Exhaust Fatigue Physical War
That’s what officers must do – break the cycle of fear. If a soldier is concentrating on his own feelings and on his own fear, and he sees you moving around, he realizes that you’re sharing the burden with him. That’s why he can then move.
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Cycle Fear Realize Share Soldier War
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
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Essential Life Teaching
Remain humble. Don’t worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head.
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Authority Credit Head Humble Receive Worry
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
War exposes the best and worst of those who are called to fight. I know of no man who lacked character in peace and then discovered his character in combat.
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Character Discover Fight Lack Peace War
I have always prided myself that I do my own thinking. I have my own philosophy. I have my own answer to the reasons things have turned out in my life.
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Answer Life Philosophy Pride Reason
War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men.
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Greatness People War Worse
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
We all experienced sleep deprivation at times – hat is the nature of stress but a physically exhausted leader routinely makes poor decisions in times of crisis.
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Deprivation Exhaust Experience Hat Leadership Nature Physical Stress

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