My men are very brave
General McKenzie was in charge of the Navy, and he was visiting his
colleague General Marshall, who was in charge of the Army. McKenzie
arrives at the military camp and is greeted by Marshall. They both
walk around the place, and McKensie asks: “So how are your men?”
“Very well trained, Gral. McKenzie.”
“I hope so. You see, my men over at the Navy are so well trained, you
could see they’re the bravest men all over the country.” “Well, my men
are very brave, too.”
“I’d like to see that.”
So Marshall calls private Cooper and says: “Private Johnson! I want
you to stop that tank coming here with your body!”
“Are you crazy? It’d kill me, you idiot! I’m out of here!” As private
Johnson ran away, Marshall turned to a bewildered McKenzie and said:
“You see? You have to be pretty brave to talk like that to a general.”