[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Several Iraqi officers captured by Marine units during Desert Storm said during their interrogations that it was a common belief that in order to join the Corps one had to have killed one of their parents.

[Cvengr]

Which one? The bad one or one of the good ones? ;^)

[ewing]

The Nazi's were terrified by General Patton and his army much the same way in WWII.

I believe Rommel refused to believe that the Allies would land at Normandy so he withheld critical Panzers because Patton was not leading the charge.

[SENTINEL]

I heard that as well.