32 Days to Go

We just finished our first of three weeks in the field and are headed out to our second. Fun in the sun, U.S. Army style.

Branch Selection Complete - Field Artillery - King of Battle

• "Ultima ratio regum" English: "The final argument of kings" - Louis XIV's inscription on French artillery
• "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." - Frederick II of Prussia
• "The artillery lends honor to that which would otherwise be a vulgar brawl." - Frederick II of Prussia
• "God is on the side with the best artillery." - Napoléon Bonaparte
• "The first shot is for the Devil, the second for God, and only the third for the King." - Napoléon Bonaparte
• "The best generals are those who have served in the artillery." - Napoléon Bonaparte
• "I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did." - General George S. Patton, Jr.
• "Brother, your best friend ain't your Momma, it's the Field Artillery." - A sign at Fort Benning, US Infantry School
• "The Guns, thank God, the Guns." - Rudyard Kipling
• "Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield." - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
• "Artillery is the god of war." Joseph Stalin