Several bullets and as many hand grenades as I can throw. [WWII]

>Coming out of Normandy, many of the men of Easy were fighting mad at the Germans and absolutely convinced the Allies would win the war. >”I hope to go back soon,” [Webster](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Pfc_david_webster_506.jpg) told his parents, “for I owe the Germans several bullets and as many hand grenades as I can throw.” >The Germans had cut the throats of paratroops caught in their harnesses, bayoneted them, stripped them, shot them, wiped out an aid station. Because of these atrocities, “we do not intend to show them mercy.” As to the outcome, “after seeing that beachhead, a breathtaking panorama of military might, I know we cannot lose. As for the paratroopers, they are out for blood. I hope to be back in on the kill.” _______________________________ **Source:** Ambrose, Stephen Edward. “Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions.” *Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest*. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2004. 112. Print. ________________________________ **Further Reading:** [Normandy Landings / Operation Neptune / D-Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings) [Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division / “Screaming Eagles”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)) [Private First Class David Kenyon Webster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kenyon_Webster)