Humanity, as a whole, would like to thank you for being you. Now that we all know about your life, and what you went through, you’re an inspiration to all of us. Thank you for never losing your faith in us, when the time comes, we shall have our faith in you. And you will be great.
The World - I Wrote This For You
2nd Platoon, listen up! Good luck. God bless you.
I’ll see you in the assembly area.
(Source: heffron)
![Through it all, there were small groups of men within the company who became really close, he [Spina] says. He was closest to his childhood friend Bill Guarnere and Edward “Babe” Heffron, whom he met during the war.
“We’re from the same neighborhood in south Philadelphia,” he says. “In that neighborhood, they’re real close people, and they kind of stick together.” (x)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7e2kwv30K1qfbqzro1_500.png)
Through it all, there were small groups of men within the company who became really close, he [Spina] says. He was closest to his childhood friend Bill Guarnere and Edward “Babe” Heffron, whom he met during the war.
“We’re from the same neighborhood in south Philadelphia,” he says. “In that neighborhood, they’re real close people, and they kind of stick together.” (x)
(Source: jkeats)
I’m not a Quaker.HBO War Characters: Dick Winters
Our Major Winters for ever.
(Source: timgutterson)
“The result of these shared experiences was a closeness unknown to all outsiders. Comrades are closer than friends, closer than brothers. Their relationship is different from that of lovers. Their trust in, and knowledge of, each other is total. They got to know each other’s life stories, what they did before they came into the Army, where and why they volunteered, what they liked to eat and drink, what their capabilities were. On a night march they would hear a cough and know who it was; on a night maneuver they would see someone sneaking through the woods and know who it was from his silhouette.”
(Source: listenlikespring)
“First Sergeant Lipton? Your honorable discharge as an enlisted man… and your battlefield commission as a second lieutenant. Congratulations.”
