[Oblongata]

"One thing the Marine Corps taught me is that a 70% solution acted on immediately and violently is better than a perfect solution acted on later"

It looks like Patton taught the military well. Too bad the public can't learn some of his lessons.

[XJarhead]

It looks like Patton taught the military well.

If I wasn't in pretty good shape, this would have given me a heart attack. This was a letter from a young Marine, not a soldier. As fine an Army General as Patton was, Marines didn't need to learn a damn thing from him. We had then and have now our own heroes and combat leaders.

Can't help the rather visceral reaction...its sort of in the blood.