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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Quotes From Gen George Patton ~ 19 August 2024
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Posted on 08/18/2024 5:05:41 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy, thanks for tonight’s Canteen and honoring the great General Patton!
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:07:23 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: PROCON
Good evening, Pro...hope you enjoy. He sure had a lot of “memorable” things to say.
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:15:58 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:16:14 PM PDT
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left that other site
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~ Hall of Heroes: Quotes From Gen George Patton ~
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:19:21 PM PDT
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:28:10 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:50:00 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...all your ducks in a row for a new week?
Tippy enjoying her hiking adventures?
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:50:55 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Delta 21
Thanks, Delta21. A good one.
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:51:46 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Evening, Kathy!
Wow, that Patton was brilliant.
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posted on
08/18/2024 5:54:01 PM PDT
by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
To: MoochPooch
Good evening, Mooch....he sure had a lot to say, and made sense. Glad you enjoyed.
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:06:31 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity.
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:15:01 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
I’m paraphrasing here:
1944:
Patton: Give me all the supplies I need, and I’ll destroy the German army in France.
Eisenhower: No. Some supplies must be allocated to British General Montgomery for political reasons.
Patton was right. Ike was wrong.
(And so the war in Europe lasted longer than it need have.)
1945:
Patton: Give me the go-ahead, and I’ll take Berlin and maybe beyond.
Eisenhower: No. You must stop at the Elbe River for political reasons.
Ike was right. Patton was wrong.
(The Red Army of 1945 was quite formidable. Patton probably would have won, but it would have been a bloodbath. The American people never would have stood for it.)
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:16:32 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Yes...we did three miles this morning.
It’s still humid, but not quite as hot.
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:16:58 PM PDT
by
left that other site
("Providence" ain't just a city in Rhode Island.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
One of my Patton favorites:
“Any fool can follow rules. It takes wisdom to know when to break them.”
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:22:04 PM PDT
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Arlis
To: Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; beachn4fun; laurenmarlowe; MS.BEHAVIN; ..
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To all our military men and women, past and present,
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for your service!
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:33:31 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Thanks for sharing some of General George S. Patton’s timeless quotes Kathy! Such a remarkable leader. I have read many books about him. Bill O’Reilly’s book “Killing Patton” is a must read for sure.
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posted on
08/18/2024 6:43:06 PM PDT
by
wjcsux
(On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
To: Leaning Right
Thanks, Leaning Right...he always had something to say.
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posted on
08/18/2024 7:11:05 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Arlis
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posted on
08/18/2024 7:12:18 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
> he always had something to say <
Yes, Patton was a brilliant, complex man. He is worthy of study at every military academy in the world. Same goes for Eisenhower, by the way. Ike had a rather unique job. During the war he had to be a master general and a master politician, both at the same time.
Odd that Patton died in an “accident” shortly after the war in Europe ended. Or maybe it wasn’t so odd.
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posted on
08/18/2024 7:17:21 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
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