:09:02
Got a letter here from Ike.
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I was rereading Caesar's
Commentaries last night.
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In battle, Caesar wore a red robe to
distinguish him from his men.
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I was struck by that fact because--
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"Despicable. " First time anybody's
ever applied that word to me.
:09:31
Well, at least it's a personal
reprimand, it's not official.
:09:36
The man was yellow. He should've
been tried for cowardice and shot.
:09:39
People have taken a lot worse
than a little kick in the pants.
:09:44
I ruffled his pride a bit.
What's that compared to war?
:09:48
Two weeks ago at Palermo they said
I was the greatest general. . .
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-. . .since Stonewall Jackson.
-Now they draw cartoons about you.
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Dirty bastard!
:09:58
They got me holding a little Gl
and kicking him with an iron boot.
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You see that, what's on my boot?
A swastika.
:10:05
On my boot.
An iron boot with a swastika!
:10:13
"You will apologize to the soldier
you slapped. . .
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. . .to all doctors and nurses present
in the tent at the time. . .
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. . .to every patient in the tent
who can be reached. . .
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. . .and last but not least
to the 7th Army as a whole. . .
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. . .through individual units,
one at a time. "
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God, I. . .
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. . .feel low.
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PATTON:
Oh, God...
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... Thou art my God.
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Early will I seek Thee.
:10:54
My soul thirsteth for Thee.
:10:57
My flesh longeth for Thee
in a dry and thirsty land.