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Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.

Major Dick Winters

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
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
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
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
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
Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
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
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
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
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
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
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
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier

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