Originally Posted by jeremyb_nz
Whats the difference between the french and a piece of toast?
You can make soldiers out of a piece of toast
1954, Diem Bien Phu, Viet Nam. A company of French paratroopers parachuted into this besieged outpost with no hope whatsoever of survival. That act defines courage. The US might have been better off had we learned from the French experience in Viet Nam. Actually, the US might be better off today had we learned from our own experience in Viet Nam.
A fool learns through experience. A wise man learns by other people's experience.