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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.

Major Dick Winters

Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
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
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
A leader should strive to be an individual of flawless character, technical competence, and moral courage.
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Courage Flawless Leadership Mortal Strive Technical
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
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
If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Essential Life Teaching
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
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
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
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Calculation Leadership Loss 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
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
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
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

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