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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.

Major Dick Winters

The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

School Soldier Want
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
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Ribbons, medals, and accolades, then, are poor substitutes to the ability to look yourself in the mirror every night and know that you did your best.
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Done Medal Mirror Night Poor Satisfaction Subsitute
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
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
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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Battle Romantic Sound War
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
The only thing I asked for now was to be alive tomorrow morning and to survive another day. That was all that mattered.
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Alive Survive Tomorrow War
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable

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