1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The Patton Episode Many veterans of my father's 712th Tank Battalion had stories about General George S. Patton, also known as &quot;old Blood &amp;amp; Guts.&quot; The 712th, attached to the 90th Infantry Division, was part of Patton's vaunted Third Army. It was not uncommon to hear a veteran quote a Patton speech almost word for word more than 45 years later. As for his language, Arnold Brown, a rifle company commander in the 90th, said it best. His company was bringing up the rear on a road march, and had acquired several stragglers, when Patton drove up and asked &quot;Who the blankety blank is in charge of this blankety blank outfit.&quot; You can fill in the blanks, Brown said. War As My Fathers Tank Battalion Knew It http://myfatherstankbattalion.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11049623/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/50550638