A reflective reading of history will show that no man ever rose to military greatness who could not convince his troops that he put them first, above all else.
General Maxwell Taylor
1901-1987
"Brave soldiers do not fight their best when they are an afterthought. When their generals and commander-in-chief sends them into battle with everything they need and with every confidence they can instill, our soldiers will be more powerful than any bombs our planes can drop. War is personal." M. Beatty
"Battle plans are not only made to defeat the enemy, they are to insure our troops that the general has every intention to win and that the preservation of his troops are in his highest priority." M. Beatty
THE BATTLE PLAN
He sends them into battle
With confidence and flair
He is the leader in the saddle
Sword waving in the air
His soldiers are his sons
And the daughters he must protect
As the battle has begun
On this he will reflect...
"I planned my mission carefully
With intent to win this war
But my soldiers fighting unselfishly
The ones I send into this storm
Are the reason I plan so meticulously
That they receive the least if harm
The victory is secondary
To the troops I dare to arm"
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