[Milsurplus] Blood n Guts

[Joe Connor]

It's interesting that you mention Patton's grandson, Mr. Waters. His dad, Johnny Waters, was an infantry officer who was captured in North Africa. In early 1945, Patton sent an armored task force (Task Force Baum) to rescue Waters, who was held in a POW camp in Germany. The mission back-fired and has been a topic of some controversy. It's an interesting story. http://www.taskforcebaum.de/index1.html|
 
                                                                    Joe Connor



On Monday, November 11, 2013 6:20 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
 
> de WB2CPN
>> Patton was a real bastard.
>
>Sometimes it TAKES a bastard.
>
>> Him and his two pearl-handled .45 revolvers.
>
>McArthur had his upside-down pipe, others their ideosyncracies. Churchill
>his cigars.
>
>> He didn't die a natural death, did he?
>
>I think he died in a car crash.
>
>> Good thing Eisenhower stopped him from
>> going into Eastern Europe.  Austria was as
>> far as he got.   Eisenhower cut off the fuel
>> for the tanks and vehicles.
>
>It was probably good, because Russi9a was well armed and the US was
>war-weary. OTOH, the whole cold war might not have happened.
>
>> I suppose you have heard how Patton killed
>> the farmer's horse on the bridge.
>
>A CORRECT move. The horse was blocking a column, putting it in danger.
>Would you kill hundreds of people to save a horse?...  if so, consider
>joining PETA!
>
>> And how the troops in the Third Army couldn't
>> take off their shirts, or roll up their shirt sleeves,
>> while outside the barracks.
>
>There is a difference between an army and a rabble.
>
>YMMV,
>
>-John
>
>==================
>> Clete   (USAF Retired).
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> On 11/11/2013 2:49 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
>>> On 11/11/2013 1:30 PM, Hue Miller wrote:
>>>> It was Patton who said, your job is not to die for your country, but
>>>> to make the other poor bastard
>>>>
>>>> die for HIS country.
>>> Perhaps, as part of recognizing and appreciating our Veterans today,
>>> some may want to take a few minutes and re-read "The Speech":
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton%27s_speech_to_the_Third_Army
>>>
>>> One of America's best, born 128 years ago this day.
>>>
>>>
>>> In appreciation to all Veterans for your sacrifice and service,
>>>
>>> 73, Bob W9RAN
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