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Re your #160; Guf-ffaw! {8^{D~

Is that an actual quote from Genl FRANKS, or did someone make that caption up? I'd like to think it was legit!

He might not be quite as articulate as "Old blood & Guts" PATTON, an uncensored transcript of whose address to the 3rd Army before the D-Day Invasion I have on file somewhere - but it's rich!

I'd post PATTON's speech here, as it is pretty well documented (they cleaned it up quite a bit for the George SCOTT Movie, BTW) but if I did, I'd be banned forever!
Suffice it to say that General P. had a certain way with words.

I wonder what Old General B&G would have to say about our decorated "War Hero" JFK, eh?
I have a feeling that it wouldn't be all that "politically correct", don't you?

I read in a thread here on FR that those words are from Gen Franks' book, American Soldier. It is supposed to hit bookstores this week. I am gonna buy a copy and confirm it for myself.

By the way, I have seen Gen. Patton's speech published here on FR in it's entirety, so if you wanna post it again, go right ahead!