He had never worn his emotions on his sleeve. He had never cried when men around him were dying on the battlefield, often horribly. But he had avenged them, in equally horrible ways. He had never walked into combat carrying uncontrolled anger, because that made you weak. And weakness made you fail. He had not shed a tear when his brother was court-martialed for treason. Men in the Puller family did not cry. That was Rule One. Men in the Puller family remained calm and in control at all times, because that raised the odds of victory. That was Rule Two. Any rules after that were largely
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