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The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.

Major Dick Winters

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
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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Character Faith Men Question Trust
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
Anticipate problems and prepare to overcome obstacles. Don’t wait until you get to the top of the ridge and then make up your mind.
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Anticipate Mind Obstacle Problem Wait
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
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
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Depart Footprints Leave Live Men Sane Sublime Time
I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Critical Failure Leadership War
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
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Mirror Moments Night Reflection War Yourself

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