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But Between The Plan And The Operation, There Is Always An Unknown. That Unknown Spells Victory Or Defeat. ... Some People Call It Getting The Breaks. I Call It God. God Has His Part In Everything. That's Where Prayer Comes In.

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But Between The Plan And The Operation, There Is Always An Unknown. That Unknown Spells Victory Or Defeat. ... Some People Call It Getting The Breaks. I Call It God. God Has His Part In Everything. That's Where Prayer Comes In.

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This Is A Hell Of A Way To Die.

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I Am The Best Damn Ass-kicker In The Whole U.s. Army!

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It Is Foolish And Wrong To Mourn The Men Who Died. Rather We Should Thank God That Such Men Lived.

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Anyone In Any Walk Of Life Who Is Content With Mediocrity Is Untrue To Himself And To American Tradition.

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The Reason There Are So Many Tree-lined Boulevards In Paris Is So The German Army Can March In The Shade.

America Loves A Winner, And Will Not Tolerate A Loser, This Is Why America Has Never, And Will Never, Lose A War.

Men, This Stuff That Some Sources Sling Around About America Wanting Out Of This War, Not Wanting To Fight, Is A Crock Of Bullshit. Americans Love To Fight, Traditionally.

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The Supreme Measure Of A Man, Is What He Would Risk His Life For.

Measure Of A Man

Pressure Makes Diamonds

Keep Going, Someone Must Be On Top, Why Not You?

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You Must Be Single Minded. Drive For The One Thing On Which You Have Decided.

Let Us Not Mourn That Such Men Died, But Rejoice That Such Men Lived.

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Lack Of Orders Is No Excuse For Inaction.

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