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  • Patton to Troops 1944 (must read) warning: graphic language

    01/01/2005 9:01:45 AM PST · by beebuster2000 · 46 replies · 2,368+ views
    Great speeches Timeline ^ | May 17, 1944 | Genl George Patton
    NOTE : This speech contains language that may be considered offensive. User discretion is advised. General George S. Patton, Jr., in characteristic unexpurgated detail, gives his troops a final pep-talk prior to the invasion of Normandy, Enniskillen Manor Grounds, England, May 17, 1944. Men, this stuff some sources sling around about America wanting to stay out of the war and not wanting to fight is a lot of baloney! Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. America loves a winner. America will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise a coward; Americans play...