Cluster bombing from B-52s is
very, very accurate-the bombs always hit the ground.
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"You, you and you: panic. The rest of you, come with me."
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A Purple Heart just proves that you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to
try it, and lucky enough to survive.
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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.
Any ship can be a minesweeper... once.
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Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
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Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
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Don't draw fire, it irritates the people around you.
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Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything.
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Don't look conspicuous: it draws fire.
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Five second fuses only last three seconds.
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Friendly fire - isn't.
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If God had meant for us to be in the Army, we would have been born with green, baggy skin.
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If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
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If the enemy is in range, so are you.
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If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you.
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If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
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Incoming fire has the right of way.
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It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.
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Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
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Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
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Never share a fox hole with anyone braver than you.
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Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
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Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map.
No combat ready unit has ever passed inspection.
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Odd objects attract fire - never lurk behind one.
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Push to test. Release to detonate.
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Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography.
Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.
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The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little while longer. - Navy
Seabees
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The easy way is always mined.
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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
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The side with the simplest uniforms wins.
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There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.
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Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't.
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Tracers work both ways.
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Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
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We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.
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When in doubt empty the magazine.
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Without the firing pin, the Grenade is not our friend.
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When you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in combat.
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Who cares if a laser guided 500 lb bomb is accurate to within 9 feet?
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Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic
weapons!
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You don't win a war by dying for your country; You win a war by making the other SOB die
for his country. - General Patton
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