I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like brilliant, it would really be an under-description of the absolutely superb job they did in breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier. . .Absolutely superb operation, a textbook, and I think it'll be studied for many, many years to come as the way to do it.

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"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it."

- General Norman Schwarzkopf

Integrity

"The truth is that you always know the right thing to do. The tough part is doing it."

- General Norman Schwarzkopf

Integrity

"Any soldier worth his salt should be antiwar. And still there are things worth fighting for."

- General Norman Schwarzkopf

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"“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in combat.”"

- General Norman Schwarzkopf

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"I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like brilliant, it would really be an under-description of the absolutely superb job they did in breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier."

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