[PsyOp]

“I’ve long since forgotten the name of the speaker, but I’ll never forget what he said. ‘Imagine this. In the spring of 1945, around the world, the sight of a twelve-man squad of teenage boys, armed and in uniform, brought terror to people’s hearts. Whether it was a Red Army squad in Berlin, Leipzig, or Warsaw, or a German squad in Holland, or a Japanese squad in Manila, Seoul, or Beijing, that squad meant rape, pillage, looting, wanton destruction, sensless killing. But there was one exception: a squad of Gis, a sight that brought the biggest smiles you ever saw to people’s lips, and joy to their hearts.’” - Stephen H. Ambrose, The Victors, 1998.

Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen - In Quotes.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks PsyOp for the link to your thread, great stuff.

[SAMWolf]

Among those in Uniform the American Soldier stands out as unique. Without detracting a bit from those who endured long periods at sea or faced the challenges in the air, I would argue vigorously that the soldier, on the ground, face-to-face with the Warsaw Pact soldier just across the border, occupies a special place in the pantheon of heroes.

For something like sixteen thousand days and nights young American soldiers have stood in rain and snow, heat and cold, looking across borders at those who would reduce or destroy freedom--rather than bring its blessings to others. They looked and they did not blink. - General Jack N. Merritt, 1990.

Thanks Psyop I like this quote