The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.
Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.
There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.
There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.