The unleavened bread of knowledge will sustain life, but it is dull fare unless it is leavened with the yeast of personality. - George S. Patton

I have sinned and I have suffered, Played the hero and the knave; Fought for belly, shame, or country, And for each have found a grave. <p> I cannot name my battles For the visions are not clear, Yet, I see the twisted faces And I feel the rending spear.

To be a successful soldier, you must know history.

There are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning or thinking. Then you must have well trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory; success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part or margin in everything. That's where prayer comes in.