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men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men

or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight

who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man

who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over

their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an

hour. For some, it takes days. But a real man will never let

his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to

his country, and his innate manhood. Battle is the most

magnificent competition in which a human being can

indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is

base. Americans pride themselves on being He Men and

they ARE He Men. Remember that the enemy is just as

frightened as you are, and probably more so. (Blumenson

Patton)

In the speech Patton tells it how it is and I really like that in a person. He told

nothing but the truth , not once in the speech did he try and tell a lie. He tells

the soldiers why and how they should win against there enemy. Also, he spoke to the

soldiers about what is an Army and that there is no individual heroic Army.

An Army is a team. It lives, sleeps, eats, and fights as a

team. This individual heroic stuff is pure horse shit. The

bilious bastards who write that kind of stuff for the Saturday

Evening Post don’t know any more about real fighting under

fire than they know about fucking! We have the finest food,

the finest equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the

world. Why, by God, I actually pity those poor

sons-of-bitches we’re going up against. (Blumenson Patton)

If this speech was never written or said I don t think we would of done as good as

we would of. This speech really got through to the soldiers. All of this is why the speech

to the Third army was chosen as the defining moment.

Criticism and commentary

Pattons outspoken comments on military, dramatic manners, political affairs, and

reckless behavior won him both applause and criticism. A lot of people thought General

Patton to be a great war hero and a brilliant military stradegy. But, on the other hand

people thought General Patton was a reckless killer who has no soul. Most civilians

thought Patton was a killer and some people in the military thought that also. The real

people who know him thought of him as a hero and smart in warfare.

Closing Statement

Patton was after perfection and was never satisfied with his performance. His great

good fortune that his life required the qualities essential to brilliant leadership. Patton was

one of America s greatest soldiers and one of the world s great captains. Some mystery

will forever remain around his genius in warfare, but that too is part of the legend

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