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If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.

Major Dick Winters

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
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 learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
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
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
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
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
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
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 salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men

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