“The thanks of the infantry, in my opinion, must be treasured more by every artilleryman than all decorations and citations. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.
(Reminiscing with his division artillery commander)ĬANNON, n. I wish I knew the countless times that positions were taken or held due solely to TOT’s ….”Ĭommanding US 4th Infantry Division World War II I repeatedly said it was more a matter of the infantry supporting the artillery than the artillery supporting the infantry…. – Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV – Aleksandr Tvardovskiy, from the poem “Vasily Tyorkin” 1943Ĭannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them, Volley’ed and thundered. “Gunners will always fight together, drink together, laugh together, and morn together.” – Frederick the Great, king of Germany, 1740 to 1786 “Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl” “There is NO job in the Field Artillery for the weak, the timid or the indecisive.”
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