The Battle of Agincourt "Band of Brothers"

"Whoever does not have the stomach for this fight, let him depart. Give him money to speed his departure, since we do not wish to die in that man's company. Whoever lives past today and comes home safely will rouse himself every year on this day, show his neighbor his scars, and tell embellished stories of all their great feats of battle. These stories he will teach his son and from this day until the end of the world, we shall be remembed. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for whoever has shed his blood with me shall be my brother. And those men afraid to go will think themselves lesser men as they hear of how we fought and died together."

William Shakespeare

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Comment by Jeff Betz on February 10, 2008 at 12:51pm
I can't explain it, but this is one of my all-time favorite literary writings. It just gets me going every time. I always relate it back to our fire service, and those who really feel connected to the profession. I guess I can understand firefighters who tell me its just a job, no big deal, but for me its more than that. Thanks for the post JD, I appreciate it.

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