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Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.

Major Dick Winters

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
I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
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
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
Never, ever give up regardless of the adversity.
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Adversity Give Up Motivational Regard
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
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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss War
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
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
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
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
It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership 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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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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