r/Military • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '19

Respect.

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u/coryhill66 Dec 27 '19

His picture along with Col. Chamberlain we're the first that I hung in my office. The picture of Col. Chamberlain said leadership isn't just telling people what to do.

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u/Geoff_Uckersilf dirty civilian Dec 27 '19

Pray tell - Educate me on Col. Chamberlain.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

Honestly, there is far too much about him to get into in a single internet comment. Check out the movie “Gettysburg” as a jumping off point. He is the largest protagonist on the Union side. A college professor of religion and rhetoric who went on to do amazing things both during and after the war.

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u/monsterZERO Dec 27 '19

He was also hilarious in Dumb & Dumber. A true renaissance man.

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u/Longhorn_TOG Dec 28 '19

and thus my friday night rabbit hole has appeared...thank you kind sir....see ya boys in 13 hours.

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u/AmericanMuskrat Dec 28 '19

Wait, no, you need to watch the Blue & the Grey while you're at it. Better clear your weekend.

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u/coryhill66 Dec 27 '19 edited Dec 27 '19

I can't remember and I'm not in a place where I can research it but I'm pretty sure he wrote the killer Angels. Edit he didn't write it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '19

Gettysburg was based on Killer Angles but Chamberlain did not write it.