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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
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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Easy Leadership Tough
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
There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Job Leadership Team Traning
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 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
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
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
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man.
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Key Leadership Man Rank Respect Success
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

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