...I thought this was hilarious, wise and a little scary too!

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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." (Army 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 are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." (USAF Ammo Troop)

"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." (General 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.)

"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."

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do." (Unknown Marine Recruit)

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you."

"If you see a bomb technician running, follow him." (USAF Ammo Troop)

"Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing." (At the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base, Kadena, Japan)

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church, Poplar Grove, IL * http://maranatha-sbc.org/

"I want to assist churches and to assist pastors in training pastors. But, after fourteen years of service in this capacity, I am absolutely certain that the finest theological seminary on earth is absolutely incompetent at replicating the actual life of a Gospel congregation. I want to train a generation of pastors who will train pastors, and I want to help them in that task." --- Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

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Donald Jacobs
Marysville. WA
Cascade Church (CRCNA)

Cum vero infirmor tunc potens sum.

Going to war without France is like leaving your accordion behind on a deer hunt.
- Attributed to General Norman Schwarzkopf.

If God wills it we shall prevail in victory while outnumbered 40 to 1 and if God so wills it we shall die outnumbered 40 to 1.
- Attributed to Colonel William Barrett Travis, Commander of the Alamo.

I'd rather have a battalion of Germans in front of me than a battalion of Frenchmen behind me.
- Attributed to General George S. Patton.

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Travis Speegle
Redeemer Presbyterian, PCA (Waco, Tx)
Pacific Cross Roads, PCA (Los Angeles, CA)


"When it comes to trustworthy theologians one can usually honor the rule of thumb that the deader the better."-Dr. John Hannah, DTS (of all places)

I was an aircraft weapons man in the AF for 8 years. I can verify the statement about cluster bombs and running.

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1689 Baptist Confession

Psa 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Psa 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
James Farley, Wilderness Road Baptist Assembly.
Husband of Melissa and father of Ann.
www.wildernessroadbaptist.org

[quote=No Longer A Libertine;253747]Going to war without France is like leaving your accordion behind on a deer hunt.
- Attributed to General Norman Schwarzkopf.QUOTE]

If you haven't already done so, go to Google and type in French Military Victories and then hit the "I'm feeling lucky" tab.

Another Schwartzkopf quote (that I was present for)....Fort Stewart, GA, 1984: "We will fight our next war in the desert".

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Larry Cook
Greenville, SC