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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 3, 2009 5:34 PM
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I'm going to quote an older poster that replied to my topic a long time ago. And the story goes something like this.
One cook in the front line was making omelette for the troops, one of the egg shells went to his eye thus going to the aid station. The Medic put in a field report that goes something like: "Removed shell fragment in eye from the cook." Two weeks later a Purple Heart arrived just for the cook!
On another favorite quote, I'm going to pull out a scene from Band of Brothers. I don't even know if this dialogue even took place, but one of the SS Soldiers kept saying that they were Polish, then Sgt. Johnny Martin replied, "There's no Polish in the SS!"
-GINO
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 3, 2009 5:58 PM
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"Only two kinds of people are gonna stay on this beach, those that are already dead and those that are gonna die..." (Maj. Gen Norman Cota ,116th Inf Regiment 29th inf Div. June 6, 1944 Omaha Beach)
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"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse." (Charles V)
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 10, 2009 12:51 AM
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they apply to many wars \/
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"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons."
"Cluster bombing is very, very accurate the bombs always hit the ground."
Kevin J.J.F.R.
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 15, 2009 12:12 PM
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"We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit."
- General George S. Patton, Jr
(addressing to his troops before Operation Overlord, June 5, 1944)
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 15, 2009 5:56 PM
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"Over paid, over sexed, and over here"
John.
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 15, 2009 6:10 PM
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''There are no athiests in foxholes''-attributed to an American General
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 15, 2009 6:13 PM
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"Toomtabard was here" - Kilroy
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 16, 2009 6:25 AM
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Thanks Pillow!-good joke much appreciated.
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 16, 2009 6:35 PM
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"This will be a fight against overwhelming oddsfrom which survival cannot be expected. we will do what damage we can."
Lt Cdr Robert w. Copeland Skipper of the Samuel B Roberts To his crew as they went into action against the japanese navy in the battle off Samar.(Taffey 3)
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 16, 2009 6:41 PM
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"All hands to general quarters
Prepare to attack major portion of japanese fleet.
All engines ahead flank.
Commence making smoke and stand by for torpedo attack
left full rudder"
Cdr Ernest E Evans Skipper of the Johnston when he saw the japanese fleet bearing down on Taffey 3
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 16, 2009 6:49 PM
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived
Gen. Patton
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 16, 2009 6:56 PM
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"issue in doubt"
on Wake island and later at Tarawa.Not sure of the names can someone help me on that?
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 17, 2009 5:37 PM
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Wake Island?-Colonel or was it Major Poindexter was one of the names you seek.Another was Marine pilot Putnam.
However, nobody on Wake actually did say ''Send us more Japs!'' although it's a wonderful line.
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Re: What are some of your favorite WWII quotes?
Jul 17, 2009 5:39 PM
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How many divisoins does the Pope have?-JOSEPH STALIN at one of the conferences with FDR and Churchill.
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