It's the waning days of WWII, and two snuffies are pulling guard duty on the motor pool. It's just coming dawn, and one joe decided it's light enough to smoke, and pulls out a cigarette. He shuffles through his pockets, but can't find any c-rat matches. His buddy is out, too. Looking around, he spots a lone figure watching the sunrise. He walks over and say, "Hey, mac, got a light?". The figure quietly produces a Zippo and lights his smoke. With a "Thanks, mac", the soldier walks back over to his buddy.
His buddy is stupified. "Don't you know who that is? That's _Patton_!". The first soldiers hurried field strips his butt and rushes back over to the figure, renders a parade ground rifle salute and starts stammering an apology for his lack of military courtesy. Patton replies, "That's okay, son. Just don't do that to a second lieutenant"