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John W. Vessey, Jr.

More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any other single factor.

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We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

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We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!

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