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Adolph Vancinghand, SASS #28923

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  1. On 3/6/2024 at 9:46 PM, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

    Didn’t say he wasn’t a talented and aggressive commander. I said he was often an ass. Those traits aren’t mutually exclusive.  

     

    For me, this about sums it up. As a much younger man, I studied George Smith Patton extensively and (while a Supervisor's nightmare) he was certainly "Hell on wheels".

     

    My late father didn't share my respect, however...as he'd fought in the 3rd under Patton in France. Prior to attacking Metz, Daddy said old Blood and Guts arrived, climbed up into the back of a GMC deuce-and-a-half, and addressed the assembled troops. He told our boys that the city of Metz had never before been taken by an advancing army and that he intended to do just that...if he had to carry the dog tags back in that very truck.

     

    Before retiring ten years ago, I spent most of my career leading various teams (and even taught leadership toward the end of my career). Patton was one helluva COMMANDER...but he didn't understand LEADERSHIP at all.

     

    My two cents... 

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