I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost, not ever will lose a war, for the very thought of losing is hateful to an American. You are not all going to die. Only two percent of you here today would die in a major battle. Death must not be feared.
Every man is frightened at first in battle.
If he says he isn't, he's a goddamn liar. But they fight just the same, or get the hell shamed out of them watching men who do fight who are just as scared. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some get over their fright in a minute under fire, some take an hour. For some it takes days.