Hal Moore Quotes
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Hate war, but love the American Warrior.
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A quarter-century later, General Norm Schwarzkopf would date the birth of his famous hot temper to those days, when he begged and pleaded on the radio for someone to evacuate his wounded South Vietnamese soldiers, while American helicopters fluttered by without stopping.
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Leaders at all levels must know their stuff, be dead honest, have unquestioned personal integrity, set the example, and treat their people “fair and square.
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Leaders stay informed of current events, and they should anticipate challenges based on those events.
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Never take a subordinate to the woodshed in front of others; do that in private.
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No job is ever “beneath” you. In whatever you do, do it to the best of your abilities
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No one starts a war—or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so—without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it.
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Thus, a leader’s task is to develop their subordinates’ will along with their skill. This begins with realistic training with consistent standards.
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Oh, my dear. My young wife. When the troops come home after the victory, and you do not see me, please look at the proud colors. You will see me there, and you will feel warm under the shadow of the bamboo tree.
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To be a leader, you must be willing to be a lifelong learner.
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Put the welfare of your troops above your own. They eat before you eat; they sleep before you sleep.
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Don’t complain to your boss. He wants solutions; not just problems.