George S. Patton Jr.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas to David and Ida Eisenhower. In 1911, Eisenhower had an appointment in West Point, New York at the United States Military Academy. His attendance had no charge. He was a star player on the football team, until his continuous knee injuries required him to quit playing. In 1915, Eisenhower graduated from West Point as a star student, and was appointed as a second lieutenant. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a man of honor and his time as president was not uneventful.

George Patton was born in San Gabriel, California in 1885.His father as an officer in the US army so he moved around a lot.George was very intelligent and ambitious but had trouble in school.Since he couldn’t read until the age of 12, some wondered if he had dyslexia.Patton was trying to go to a College called West Point but all openings were filled.He then went to Virginia Military Institute.After only one year at the Institute, there was now a spot open at West point.His math skills had improved within a year and George Patton graduated in 1909.

Adams was born on June 16th, 1939 in Casper, Wyoming. He attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, and graduated from Colorado State University in 1962. He joined the U.S. Army in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his tour in Vietnam on July 6, 1970.

MacArthur was born on an Army base in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26, 1880, into a family with military history. When he was born his Dad was a captain , and had been decorated for his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. His Mom's brothers fought for the south during the civil war. The base where he was born was just the first of several military post which he lived as a kid. In 1893 his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, and he attended the West Texas Military Academy. After high school, he enrolled in the military academy at West Point, where he excelled, and in 1903 he graduated with honors. After graduation, MacArthur was commissioned as a junior officer in the Army Corps of Engineers.

On May 8, 1884, Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri to John and Martha Truman. One of three children, Harry and his siblings attended most of their schooling in Independence, Missouri where he later graduated in 1901. Unlike most of our presidents to date, Harry did not head off to college following his secondary education but rather after working as a bank clerk and railroad timekeeper, he went to work with his father on their family farm.

George J. Beto was born to Louis and Margaret Beto on January 16, 1916 in Hysham, Montana. His family was of strong Lutheran faith as his father was a circuit riding minister. This would not only impact his childhood but his entire life. Beto attended several schools including Valparaiso University where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938. He then finished his theological studies and he became a professor of history at Concordia Lutheran College in Austin, Texas.

Harry S. Truman was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri and grew up near Independence. The young Truman enjoyed his youth on the family farm with his younger

A great general from World War II named George Patton tells us to “Accept the challenge so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.” To me this means that you should step up your level of play, and the level of difficulty. You need to do this because otherwise your goal would be too easy and you would not feel accomplished. To feel the exhilaration of victory, you need to focus completely on achieving your goal, and put 100% effort into it. You would break that obstacle in your way from victory, and you would think, “Wow. I actually did it. I really did it.” Then you would feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, knowing you took the challenge, and succeeded. You won’t feel this feeling if you didn’t do it the right way. That feeling will motivate you later on to take on challenges, knowing the feeling of victory, leading to you being more successful. You have to accept the challenge, so you can feel that amazing feeling, knowing that you did it. If you step up the difficulty of a challenge, and actually accomplish your

Custer was born on December 5, 1839 in New Rumley, Ohio he spent much of his early childhood living with his half-sister and brother-in-law in Monroe, Michigan where he went to school. Custer attended the McNeely Normal School in Hopedale, Ohio he then entered the United States Military Academy. While he attended McNeely with classmate William Enos Emery, was

George Patton was a decorated U.S World War II general. Throughout the war he was called upon to win important battles. Patton was an extremely aggressive in his battle tactics, which gave him the ability to win battles that other generals could not. Patton was born into a family with a long military history, Patton decided to carry on that tradition and graduate from West Point in 1909. Patton saw his first battle experience during World War I when he led cavalry troops against Mexican forces. Patton continued his career in WWII and had a very important role. Due to George Patton’s tactics to liberate Nazi territory, he able to win crucial battles and push the Germans back to defeat Hitler.

Hideki Tojo was born on December 30, 1884 in Kojimachi, Tokyo. He was the first son to be born to his family. He went to an Army Cadet school in 1899 because he wanted to follow his father’s footsteps and become a military general just like his father was. He graduated from there in 1915 with honors from the Army War College. After that he was sent to Europe from 1919- 1922, for a total of three years. (Tojo)

Another character providing a keen understanding of the SOF Imperatives was Colonel Hillandale. Colonel Edwin Hillandale was an Air Force officer assigned as a liaison in the Philippines. In the course of his duties, he began working with Ramon Magsaysay. Magsaysay was having difficulty with his campaign efforts in a communist held province. This led Hillandale to assist Magsaysay in his efforts. Hillandale refutes the communist messaging of Americans being rich elitists who care who do not care about Filipinos. He accomplishes this by eating the local food, being fluent in their language and by displaying a great knowledge of their culture. He also uses his musical talents to attract a larger audience to hear his message. He told the local Filipinos he could not afford a meal because the bulk of his paycheck went to supporting his family, much like the Filipinos themselves. He played to the cultural obligations of the Filipino people saying he had never met a Filipino who would not feed a hungry man. This comment prompted all of the villagers to volunteer to feed him. He continued his engagements for a few weeks. After the Filipinos met and identified with Hillandale, they no longer believed the anti-American propaganda spread by the Russians. Thanks to Hillandale’s efforts, Magsaysay enjoyed a landslide victory in the province.

George S. Patton was born on November 11th, 1885, in San Gabriel California. As Patton grew older, he developed a

He went to school at the Christian Academy. He was a devote Christian believing strongly in the Bible. He believed it was his duty to obey God's commandments, especially "Thou Shall Not Kill". With this dedication to his belief, when he went in the war he vowed he would not kill anyone and never carry a gun. Even with these morals, during one of the greatest and most famous battles of WWII , he managed to save a total of 75 lives.

George Gershwin, born in Brooklyn, New York on 26 September 1898, was born the second of four children of Morris and Rose Gershovitz, Russians who immigrated to New York in 1891. George and his family lived on Manhattan's lower east side in a poor Jewish community. After settling down in New York, his father changed the family name to Gershvin. It was George who later altered his last name to Gershwin when he entered the professional world of music. Most of his family was not musically talented, but his brother Ira became a wonderful well-known musician.