General Blackjack Pershing Quotes

Pershing quotes Showing 1-2 of 2 “No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.” ― John J. Pershing tags: first-world-war, miltary, the-great-war, united-states-military, world-war-1, world-war-i. General of the Armies John J. Pershing State Funeral 15-19 July 1948. General of the Armies John J. Pershing, then the nation's highest ranking military official, died on 15 July 1948, at the age of eighty-seven, at the Army's Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C.

“The representatives of business interests are the men to start this enterprise among our people and bring them to a full realization of the very grave seriousness of this war, to make them feel that we are in this war to win, and the probability is that our entering this war is going to be the deciding factor, and that the burden of the success is going to rest upon the United States.”. John Joseph Pershing to Gen. Foch, Letter written from Office of the Commander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces, in France. 'Literary Digest History of World War,' Volume V, p. 43, March 28, 1918. Black Jack in Cuba: General John J. Pershing’s Experience in the Spanish-American War by Kevin Hymel To most Americans, San Juan Hill conjures up images of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders dashing up the hill to victory, but other soldiers also played an important role in driving the Spanish off the heights overlooking Santiago, Cuba.

General Blackjack Pershing Terrorist

„I want to see all of my people and speak to them so that we may forever be friends.“

— John J. Pershing

General Blackjack Pershing Biography

My Life Before the World War, 1860--1917: A Memoir, pp. 292-293 https://books.google.com/books?id=a74_JIbehzsC&pg=PA292
Context: I write you this letter because I am sorry to know that you and your people refuse to do what the government has ordered. You do not give up your arms. Soldiers were sent to Taglibi so that you could come into camp and turn in your guns. When the soldiers went to camp a Taglibi, your Moros fired into camp and tried to kill the soldiers. Then the soldiers had to shoot all Moros who fired upon them. When the soldiers marched through the country, the Moros again shot at them, so the soldiers had to kill several others. I am sorry the soldiers had to kill any Moros. All Moros are the same to me as my children and no father wants to kill his own children.... I want to see all of my people and speak to them so that we may forever be friends.