From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Sat Jul 05 2003 - 06:49:32 PDT
Julian...recently I was watching a WW2 movie on the History channel...it
was a marine corps outfit on some island in the south pacific and as I
recall...they were dug in and a wall of enemy was coming at them and
some of the first timers were pretty big eyed (read scared) when an old
sargent jumped up and said "come on you sons-a-bitches...you wanna live
forever"? I think it was a great morale booster for the young guys. I
call that leadership! Pardon the french...just quoting. Fred Martin
Julian Burke wrote:
> I received this today and thought it very appropriate! Julian
>
>
>
> _ ``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. (US Marine
> Corps)
>
> _ Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs always
> hit
> the ground. (US 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. (US 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. (US
> Marine Corp
> Gunnery Sgt)
>
> _ Tracers work both ways. (US 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. (US Navy Swabbie)
>
> _ Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. (David
> Hackworth)
>
> _ If your attack is going too well, you have walked into an ambush.
> (Infantry Journal)
>
> _ No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection. No inspection-ready
> unit
> ever survived combat (Joe Gay)
>
> _ Any ship can be a minesweeper... once. (Admiral Hornblower)
>
> _ 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)
>
> _ Mines are equal-opportunity weapons. (Saddam Hussein)
>
>
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>
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