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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WJC" data-source="post: 3584550" data-attributes="member: 25191">Was it the chevrons, or that they were gold instead of red, or the Cooke triplet in the middle. Anyway, it is always good to see an osofer who recognizes his superiors.Now, with my dig out of the way (I’ll probably be taken by some to be serious ... COMMA again): Please, as an officer in MY navy, QUESTION everybody. You may not have the ability to voice those questions, but they should be turning over in your mind. Many of the terrible things they said about little Georgie Patton were true. But, Roosevelt, Stimson, Marshall, Eisenhower, Bradley, and even Churchill recognized him as the most productive general in either army. And why? Because he questioned and would never let a problem go unsolved. A lesser leader would have been crucified because of some of his many Faux Pas. But, they ALL agreed he must be kept at all cost. Even General Fieldmarshall Kesselring said Patton was the ONLY general in the whole American army to strike fear into the German High Command. For example, for all of Montgomery’s bluster about striking “hard and fast,” Patton told Eisenhower and Bradley during the PLANNING for overlord that Monty would NEVER make his stated taking of Caen in the time he projected. Knowing Montgomery, his take on warfare, the terrain, the obstacles, and the enemy this master tactical expert questioned constantly. And while being harsh for the right reasons, history shows, on so many occasions, he OUT THUNK the thinkers!As far a coming to Seattle, I thank you for your kind offer. But I have traded my Stellers Jays, Northern Flickers, and French fry fed Seagulls for Magpies, Killdeers, and Prairie Falcons. You can keep the “Aged Bourbon,” but, I sure could take a not-so-aged ... Coke. :cat:Where do you live?Blessings,Bill</blockquote>

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