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Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.
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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George Smith Patton
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So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.
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