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A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.

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
Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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Concentration Men
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
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
Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
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 learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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Guarantee Learn Lesson Life Valuable
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 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 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
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
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
I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
If you are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend

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