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Military intelligence is a contradiction of terms.
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A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.
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When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
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The problem with taking the easy way out, is that the enemy has already
mined it.
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The buddy system is essential to your survival. It gives the enemy
somebody else to shoot at.
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Never draw fire -- it irritates everyone around you.
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No combat ready unit ever passed an inspection.
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No inspection ready unit ever passed combat.
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Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.
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Fortify your front and you'll get your rear shot up.
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If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed towards you.
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All five second grenade fuses are three seconds, or all five second fuses
will burn out in three.
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If it flies, it dies.
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Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
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Peace is our profession -- mass murder's just a hobby.
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Killing for peace if like whoring for virginity.
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There's always a way.
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It's not the one with your name on it -- it's the round addressed "to
whom it may concern" ya gotta think about.
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If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you
may have misjudged the situation.
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If two things are required to make something work, they will never be
shipped together.
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Anything you do can get you shot, including nothing.
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Whenever you lose contact with the enemy, look behind you.
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The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map.
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The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.
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If you really need an officer in a hurry, take a nap.
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There is nothing more satisfying than having someone take a shot at you,
and miss.
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If your sergeant can see you, so can the enemy.
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You'll only remember your hand grenades when the sound is too close to
use them.
From the newsletter "INCOMING", volume
2, number 9, February 1995, page 3.
"INCOMING" is a monthly publication of
Chapter #641, Vietnam Veterans of America.
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