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Ernie Pyle was an American journalist renowned for his war correspondence. Born on August 3, 1900, and killed on April 18, 1945, Pyle's work focused on the everyday experiences of soldiers during World War II, earning him widespread acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize.

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“Thoughts are wonderful things, that they can bring two people, so far apart, into harmony and understanding for even a little while.”

People Littles Two Understanding Wonderful Harmony Wonderful Things

Author:Ernie Pyle

“Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight, one is being wasted. Being a minority group militarily, they are proud and sensitive in their dealings with other military organizations. A Marine's concept of a perfect battle is to have other Marines on the right and left flanks, Marine aircraft overhead and Marine artillery and naval gunfire backing them up.”

“About every two minutes a new wave of planes would be over. The motors seemed to grind rather than roar, and to have an angry pulsation like a bee buzzing in blind fury.”

Two Would Be Literature Minutes Blind Angry Wave Planes Bees Fury Motor Grind

Book:Ernie's war: the best of Ernie Pyle's World War II dispatches

Source: Ernie's war: the best of Ernie Pyle's World War II dispatches

“For a lifetime I had bathed with becoming regularity, and thought the world would come to an end unless I changed my socks every day. But in Africa I sometimes went without a bath for two months, and I went two weeks at a time without even changing my socks. Oddly enough, it didn't seem to make much difference.”

World Two Ends Sometimes Enough Seems Differences Week Changed Months Becoming Lifetime Baths Two Weeks Sock Two Months Regularity

Author:Ernie Pyle

About the Author

Born: August 3, 1900
Died: April 18, 1945
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 33

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