"Sometimes
I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."
-Paul Rodriguez
"A slipping gear could let
your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect
it. That
would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your
unit"
-Army's magazine of preventive maintenance.
"Aim towards the Enemy"
-Instruction printed on US Rocket
Launcher
"When the pin is pulled, Mr.
Grenade is not our friend.
-U.S. Marine Corps
"Cluster bombing from B-52s
is very, very accurate. The bombs always hit the ground."
-U.S. Air Force
"If the enemy is in range,
so are you."
-Infantry Journal
"It is generally inadvisable
to eject directly over the area you just
bombed."
-U.S. Air Force Manual
"Whoever said the pen is mightier
than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons."
-Gen. MacArthur
"Try to look unimportant; they
may be low on ammo."
-Infantry Journal
"You, you, and you . . . Panic.
The rest of you, come with me."
-U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
"Always
try To keep the number of landings you make equal to the
number of take offs you Make."
-Pilots Training in the Air Corps
"Tracers work both ways"
-U.S. Army Ordnance
"Five second fuses only last
three seconds."
-Infantry Journal
"Don't ever be the first, don't
ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything."
-U. S Navy Swabbie
"Bravery is being the only
one who knows you're afraid."
-David Hackworth
"If your attack is going too
well, you're walking into an ambush."
-Infantry Journal
"No combat ready unit has ever
passed inspection."
-Joe Gay
"Any ship can be a minesweeper...
once."
-Anon
"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant
you have nothing to do."
-Unknown Marine Recruit
"Don't draw fire; it irritates
the people around you."
-Your Buddies
