My wife when she was 11 wrote a paper on Patton called “Old Blood and Guts” and got an A. She is still very proud of it.

Patton was just a bigger than life guy who lived at the perfect time, did what he needed to do, and then was tragically injured and died. It is just amazing.

In a related aside, Jerry Goldsmith did the music for Soarin’ at Disneyland and Disney World. I highly recommend that ride.

Hero? Tell that to the Bonus Army.

Want an army hero? Here is one. Behenna deserves our help and support. Remember Ramos & Compean. The Seals. No repeats.

I have a degree in history thanks to Patton. I saw the movie as a child, my uncle had been with Patton, he was a true inspiration.

We need a son of a bitch like Georgie Patton now.

Great movie…magnificent man.

Stacy: If you ever get the chance, read the two volume The Patton Papers. It is several thousand pages long, but contains most of his writings from throughtout his life. Usually these kind of books are only useful for reference purposes, but this one is a great read.

I took my oldest son to see “Patton” when it first appeared in movie theaters. He was about 4 at the time and was very impressed with Patton. He wanted to shave his head so he could be bald like Patton!

My Uncle Theo served under Patton in North Africa and Sicily, with the 2nd Armored Division.

I live little more than a stone’s throw away from where Patton was born and raised. Little known fact that he went to VMI because his dad did not have the connections (although they were rich) to get him into West Point. He like I was a Californian.
When with Black Jack chasing Pancho he did kill Gen Cardenas (who ordered 500 RC priests shot because the Church would not let Villa take their land and give it to the peasants) with the Pearl handled revolver that is mentioned in the movie. But that was 25 years before WW2

an old exJarhead
Cerritros, Cal

PS
Stacy was not more than 5 miles from the Patton homstead 3 weeks ago. You probably did not know it but the family’s estate is just south of the Rose Bowl.
You do know your compas, right?
Old Jarhead

Ran / Si Vis pacem sorry, but the Bonus Army’s allegations of “war crimes” is pretty weak. Go watch Cinderella Man.

It is too bad Roosevelt made a recession a depression, but that was what happened.

Saw George C Scott on stage with his wife Trish Van Devere at a DC theatre years ago. He tried to upstage her the whole play. I believe he was drunk. I came away thinking he was a very rude man and a poor spouse.

However, when Levin plays this music…I know I am in for a treat. He really tore into McCain tonight. God love him.

Ike was a dirt bag…Patton should have been in charge!

Joe…
Go read newspaper accounts of Patton and MacArthur acting under Roosevelt’s direct orders. I didn’t claim he was a “war criminal”, just underscoring his first major military action as being what it was – less than heroic.

That he recovered honor in his service is not in doubt.

Ran: Patton’s first major military action was: ‘On September 26, 1918, Patton was wounded in the left leg while leading six men in an attack on German machine guns during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel. The only survivors were Patton and his orderly Private First Class Joe Angelo, who saved Patton and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.’

[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Patton#World_War_I ]

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Ya know, it was said that Patton’s daughters thought George C. Scott captured their father perfectly.