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Originally Posted by Von Poop
A couple of people have referred to Patton slapping 'cowards' now.
He did not slap 'cowards', the 2 better known of his 'slapping incidents' (Kuhl & ??, can't remember the other name) were suffering from battle fatigue, a condition largely accepted by that time....
Adam.
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Exactly, Adam -- sorry that I wasn't more specific in my post. It was exactly the fact that these men were not cowards that caused the furor and resulted in Patton being "punished" for his action.