“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition.”
— Henry V, William Shakespeare
St. Crispin’s Day
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition.”
— Henry V, William Shakespeare
brian kimberling 
When I read this to my 3-year-old, he said “That’s silly. That’s a nonsense nursery rhyme.”
These passages from Shakespeare ring so true for veterans of all conflicts over time