Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pictures 81-90

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
General George S. Patton, Jr.,
in Patton by Francis Ford Coppola











Pictures 71-80

"We are not retreating -- we are advancing in another direction."
General Douglas MacArthur





Pictures 61-70

And when he gets to Heaven
To St. Peter he will tell:
'One more Marine reporting, Sir — I've served my time in Hell.'
Sgt. James A. Donahue
First Marine Division





Pictures 51-60


"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." 

Winston Churchill (November 10, 1942)





Pictures 41-50


"Today we may say aloud before an awe-struck world: "We are still masters of our fate. We are still captain of our souls." 

Winston Churchill





Pictures 31-40


"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass."

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto






Pictures 21-30


" Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom. "
 General George S. Patton, Jr.






Pictures 11-20


 "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality  its futility, its stupidity." 

General Dwight D. Eisenhower






Pictures 1-10



WWII Pictures

 " There is no substitute for victory. "

General Douglas MacArthur