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Message Snippets from various U.S. military sources - in some cases words to the wise.

"Aim towards the Enemy." - Instruction printed on US Army Rocket Launcher

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. - USMC Training Bulletin

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - USAF literature

"If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantryman's Journal

"A slipping trigger 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

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." - US Air Force Manual

"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo." - Infantryman's Journal

"Tracers work both ways." - US Army Ordnance Manual

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds." - Infantryman's Journal

"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into an ambush." -Infantryman's Journal

"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection."

"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once." - Anonymous Naval brass

"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

"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." - Unknown

"Yup! I'll yup ya one private!"

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"After we pull the pin, Mr Grenade is not our friend."

"Some days you're the windshield, today, Private, you're the bug."

"The Sarge called me into his office to ask me some questions. He started by saying that he wanted me to know this wasn't a witch-hunt. Thats when I knew it was a witch-hunt."

"We're not docking the MIR space station here, troops."

"Watching you do that is like watching a monkey with a revolver. I'm not sure just how it's gonna turn out, just that it's not gonna be good."

"This isn't rocket surgery troops"

"Where logic ends the army begins"

"That guys a head case."
"I heard that."
"Well, I didn't say it quiet!"

"I'm gonna have you charged with theft, for stealing this dirt from the ranges and hiding it in your rifle."

"You, off my planet!"

"Good troop, works hard, not to bright."

"You are having delusions of adequacy."

"I'd follow you anywhere, sir, but just out of curiosity."

"Sets low standards and fails to acheive them."

"Has the Sarge been by to tell you what a good job you've been doing? No? Do you wonder why?"

"Friendly fire isn�t."

"If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid."

"Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you."

"Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself."

"Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder."

"If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush."

"The enemy diversion you're ignoring is their main attack."

"The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: when they're ready & when you're not. "

"Five second fuzes always burn three seconds."

"There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole."

"A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping."

"The easy way is always mined."

"Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at."

"The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire."

"Professional soldiers are predictable; the world is full of dangerous amateurs."

"Military Intelligence is a contradiction."

"Sniper's motto: reach out and touch someone."

"Killing for peace is like screwing for virginity."

"When in doubt, empty your magazine."

"Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you."

"If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap."

"There is nothing more satisfying than having someone take a shot at you, and miss."

"If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy."

"So he said, "Cheer up: it could be worse!" So we cheered up. And it got worse."

"The side with the simplest uniform wins..."

"Know why short RTOs have long whips on their radios? So someone can find them when they step in deep water."

"The ammo you need "NOW"!! is on the "Next" airdrop!!"

"You, you and you: panic. The rest of you, come with me."

"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."

"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."

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."

"The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little while longer." - Navy Seabees

"We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction."

"Who cares if a laser guided 500 lb bomb is accurate to within 9 feet?"

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!"

"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

"We sleep safely in our beds, because rough men stand ready in the night to inflict violence on those who would harm us." George Orwell