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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1669636, member: 26302&quot;]Patton was brilliant, but I give him most credit for creating our tank corps more than his battlefield tactics. For his foresight and hard work building our tank corps in the 20&#039;s and 30&#039;s this nation is forever indebted to the man. However, he did not singlehandedly defeat the Nazis like the film portrayed. He was good, but had lots of help, notably from Bradley.</p><p><br /></p><p>The slapping the soldier incident I just feel sorry for him for. He was from a different generation. If that reporter had not been standing there, it would have not even been a footnote in history. In a tiny way, I know what had to have been going through his mind. After being shot at, having to do your job in the face of enemies trying to kill you, you really do have very little sympathy for those in the rear complaining about their job. I am in NO WAY comparing my experiences to theirs, I can only imagine how intense those feelings had to have been. Civilians seriously have no business judging soldiers on a battlefield, short of human rights abuses.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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