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When you're a paratrooper, you're the elite of the Army, you're always on the front lines. You know you're going to pay the price.

— William Guarnere Brothers in Battle (2007)

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People ask if your first kill is hard. It was easy as squashing a bug. I released a lot of anger.

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Germany was prepared, and America was sound asleep. We didn't make the plans for it, kid.

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I kept my eyes and ears open and my mouth shut. That's what I learned growing up in South Philly. You want to get educated? You observe, but you don't say a word.

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Combat was getting closer, and I took it upon myself to learn every gun that I could get my hands on. Taking initiative is part of what makes a person a little better. No one tells you to do it, but you do it.

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