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

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.

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.

All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.