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Old 12-15-2004, 13:51   #7
Razor
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Originally Posted by FrontSight
[fighting with others; cool quote]

One Union soldier advancing on Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in 1862 gained courage from General C.F. Smith, who rode calmly among a hail of Confederate minie balls: "I was scared to death, but I saw the old man's white mustache over his shoulder, and went on."
This is why the motto of the infantry is "Follow Me".
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