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Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
George S. Patton
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George S. Patton
Age: 60 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 11
Died: 1945
Died: December 21
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California
The Old Man
Old Blood and Guts
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George Smith Patton
Jr.
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