Posted on Dec 26, 2017
"Christmas Card" Gen. Patton Gave His Men May Be Manliest Card Ever Created
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"Christmas Card" Gen. Patton Gave His Men May Be Manliest Card Ever Created
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Thanks CPT Jack Durish for sharing the Christmas Card that LTG George Patton gave to the soldiers of the 3rd Army.
"Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend,” it read. “Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen.”
On the reverse side, Patton wrote, “To each officer and soldier in the Third United States Army, I wish a Merry Christmas. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We march in our might to complete victory. May God’s blessings rest upon each of you on this Christmas Day. – G.S. Patton, Jr., Lt. Gen. Commanding, Third United States Army.”
Yes the weather over Bastogne was problematic for aircraft which neutralized our air superiority for a time.
"The next day, the weather cleared, Patton’s Third Army made its way into Bastogne to relieve the 101st Airborne, stymie the Nazis, and … well, you know the rest."
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"Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend,” it read. “Grant us fair weather for Battle. Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call Thee that, armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish Thy justice among men and nations. Amen.”
On the reverse side, Patton wrote, “To each officer and soldier in the Third United States Army, I wish a Merry Christmas. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We march in our might to complete victory. May God’s blessings rest upon each of you on this Christmas Day. – G.S. Patton, Jr., Lt. Gen. Commanding, Third United States Army.”
Yes the weather over Bastogne was problematic for aircraft which neutralized our air superiority for a time.
"The next day, the weather cleared, Patton’s Third Army made its way into Bastogne to relieve the 101st Airborne, stymie the Nazis, and … well, you know the rest."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CW5 (Join to see) SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT MSG Andrew White SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Joshua Caldwell
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SPC Andrew Ross
Great to see such a powerful general turn to the power of prayer and request the same of his soldiers. Thank you for this excellent post!
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Gen. Patton knew how to motivate his men who would fight anywhere for him. His Third Army was pulled off the line in the Lorraine area of France a few hundred miles due north to relieve Bastogne. Bastogne proved to be a town that the Germans besieged and assaulted but could not capture as they used up their last reserves of men & material to capture the port of Antwerp. The Germans sputtered out well before the goal.
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GEN Patton's leadership in this instance is reminiscent of that of George Washington's.
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