A few thoughts on Artillery from those who KNOW:

· "The speed, accuracy and devastating power of American Artillery won confidence and admiration from the troops it supported and inspired fear and respect in their enemy."  --General Dwight D. Eisenhower

·  "An as their firin' dies away, the 'usky whisper runs, from lips that 'aven't drunk all day:  'The guns! Thank Gawd, the guns!'" --Rudyard Kipling

·  "Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." -- Frederick the Great

·   "Artillery conquers and infantry occupies." --J.F.C. Fuller

·   "Guns will make us powerful, butter will only make us fat." --Hermann Goering

·   "In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor." --General Douglas MacArthur

·   "The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners." --Field Marshal Montgomery

·   "Nothing is more destructive than the charge of artillery on a crowd." --Napoleon

·   "God fights on the side with the best artillery." --Napoleon

·   "I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did." --General George S. Patton

·    "The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm." --General John J. Pershing

·    "Artillery is the god of war." --Stalin

·    "Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them, Volley'ed and thundered." --The Charge of the Light Brigade

·    "The work for giants...to serve well the guns!" --Walt Whitman

·    "Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield." --Winston Churchill

·    "Be sure to give them everything you've got with your artillery. That's the best arm you have." --General Douglas MacArthur turning over command of USAFFE to General Jonathan M. Wainwright

·    "The guns are hot and smoking, and there's blood upon the trail. Keep the shrapnel shooting forward, bursting to the front like hail. Do your duty like a soldier; let the beggars know that we are sending what's expected, from the Field Artillery." --From Keep Them Rolling, words by Colonel Gerald E. Griffin, sung to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic

·    "The wars of the future will be decided by artillery. Troops can be replaced in times of need; big guns must be made in times of peace." -- Bismarck

·    "If you don't have enough artillery, quit." --General Richard Cavasos

·    "There is no other arm of the service whose efficiency is so directly dependent upon its officers as is the Field Artillery." --Major General William J. Snow, Chief of Field Artillery, 1917

·    "Success in combat depends in large part on how quickly and accurately firepower is brought to bear on the enemy." --General Earle G. Wheeler

·    "Upon my honor I speak the truth. American Artillery-one of the wonders of the Revolution." --General Marquis Lafayette , Battle of Yorktown

·    "Formerly, to win a victory, the fighting force needed only courage and strength; today it must have artillery." -- Frederick the Great

·    "A little more grape, Captain Bragg." --General Zachary Taylor, Battle of Buena Vista , February 22, 1847

·    "The best and steadiest troops can seldom be made to advance under the fire of even a few well-served pieces of artillery." --General Gilmore, American Civil War

·    "Artillery succeeded where, otherwise, we would have failed." --General Charles P. Summerall

·    "Artillery captures the terrain, which infantry has only to occupy." --French General Petain, World War I

·    "While the Battle of the Bulge couldn't have been won by artillery alone, it was the superhuman effort of the artillery that prevented it from being lost on several occasions."  --Lieutenant Colonel William R. Jesse, 1944

·    "Modern warfare demands of the artilleryman a perfect technical knowledge of his weapon and a thorough understanding of its tactical employment." --General John J. Pershing, in a letter dated March 11, 1922