Well, I thought, climbing slowly out of the slit trench, the shells will catch us above ground now. But if you have to go, you have to go. F Company’s in trouble, and we have to help them. We’re in reserve, so we have to go. And if we’re shelled, we’re shelled. There is absolutely nothing we can do about it. David Kenyon Webster
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Sir Winston Churchill was in total agreement with the men in this quote. Sir Winston Churchill knew that when you have to fight and die in battle, it is just a part of war and the only option you have. Sir Winston also knew that he couldn't do anything about the shelling above ground, but he could fight underground where it was safe to go. Sir Winston was a man who believed in the power of the will to get through any situation.

Source: Parachute Infantry: An American Paratroopers Memoir Of Dday And The Fall Of The Third Reich

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