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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.

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
We salute the rank not the man.
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Man Rank Slute Soldier
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
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
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
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
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
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.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS

Anticipate Mind Obstacle Problem Wait
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 are a leader, a fellow who other fellows look to, you have to keep going.
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Fellow Leadership
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
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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Depression Lack People Rejection Self Esteem Theme

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