343 Quotes About Wwii

It is not the American soldiers duty do die for his country. It is the American soldiers duty to make the enemy die for his country.

That is how we always keep our beloved dead alive, isn’t it? By telling stories about them; true stories.

Roughly fifty percent of procedure in a Marine basic-training program is about disconnecting the young American boy from his concept of himself as a unique individual, a lone operator.

Later he would declare that “not getting hit was like running through rain and not getting wet.

Iwo Jima had become the number-one front-page story in newspapers across the country. And it had become the most heavily covered, written-about battle in World War II.

Late in his life, Rene complained of living a life of a celebrity one minute and a “John Doe” the next.

They [442nd Regimental Combat Team] did more than defend America. They helped define America at its best...Rarely has a nation been so well served by a people it has so ill-treated.

Although Higgins's men had finally received some badly needed supplies, some of his wounded were becoming critical, and the overall health of his troops continued to ebb. Meanwhile, the price among the 442nd's battalions paid to reach Higgins's men had reached gut-wrenching levels. And for General Dahlquist, panic would supplant his anger and frustration.

Бабушка Шура присела у окна посмотреть на дорогу. На проспект Ильича. В народе называли его Макшоссе.— Что это, Ирочка? Война? Немцы снова напали? Танки, Ирочка. Десять штук? Напали немцы?— Нет, — сухо сказала уставшая Ирочка.Наши танки? Учения?— Нет, — снова сказала дочь. — Не наши. Наших в городе нет.— Ну что ты тогда меня путаешь! — рассердилась бабушка Шура. — Если наших нет, а танки едут по Макшоссе, это значит фашисты. Опять фашисты. Что же это, Ирочка?