"People have asked: 'How do you explain such bravery?'"
"Those boys do not die with any slogans on their lips, as do the Japs and Nazis. They are free men who do not need any infusion of political oratory. They fight and die for something much deeper than catchwords. Their courage springs from individual self-respect..."
Additional praise for the American fighting man can be read here...
I found this web page concerning the various pleasing experiences many contemporary foreign soldiers have found when working with the American military in Afghanistan - some of them are quite amusing - you can read it here...
Click here to read about the first American Paratrooper.