4 Oct 2021 Garand Picture of the Day - George and Omar
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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
As the leading cadet in his Naval company my father carried the guidon for the company. When George Patton reviewed the troops at Great Lakes Naval Station in 1944, my father took his salute.
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"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
I always loved his idea of rallying the Germans and destroy the Soviet Union immediately after the end of the war. I guess he didn’t die of a real accident…
I always loved his idea of rallying the Germans and destroy the Soviet Union immediately after the end of the war. I guess ge didn’t die of a real accident…
We will never know - but it mostly been debunked
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
While serving in Germany in the Mannhiem and Heidelberg area, I have visited most of the kasernes that General Patton was associated with. The hospital where is died had made his hospital room into a small shrine. Since then the US military is no longer in the Heidelberg area and I do not know what happen to the hospital room. Probably given back to the German people. Best term of duty I ever had. Also grew up there as a kid. Southern Germany will always have a special place in my heart.
From what I understand if George was wearing a seat belt he would probably not have been injured in the crash that killed him.
In the late 90ies, I used to go to the Heidelberg barracks for shopping military items in the quartermaster area. They let me in with my reserve ID from the Italian army.
That was a really nice place they had over there.
9/11 changed everything...
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