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If
the enemy is in range, so are you.
Incoming
fire has the right of way.
Automatic
weapons — aren't.
Suppressive
fire — won't.
Don't
look conspicuous; it draws fire.
There
is always a way.
When
in doubt, empty the magazine.
No
combat ready unit ever passed inspection.
No
inspection ready unit ever passed combat.
The
easy way is always mined.
Tracers
work both ways.
Look
unimportant; they may be low on ammo too.
The
enemy invariably attacks on two occasions:
(a) when
you're ready for them and,
(b) when
you're not ready for them.
The
important things are always simple.
The
simple things are always hard.
Never
draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
Never
share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.
All
five-second grenade fuses will burn out in three.
Murphy
was a grunt.
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Anything
you do can get you shot, including nothing.
Teamwork
is essential. It gives someone else to shoot.
Anything
you do can get you shot, including doing nothing.
Body
count: 2 guerillas + 1 portable + 2 pigs = 37 enemy KIA.
Things
must be together to work can't be shipped together.
Radios
will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately.
Professionals
are predictable; amateurs are dangerous.
Teamwork
is essential; it gives someone else to shoot at.
If
you can't remember, then the claymore is pointed at you.
Enemy
diversion you’ve ignored will be the main attack.
A
"sucking chest wound" is nature's way of saying slow down.
If
your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.
Never
forget that the lowest bidder makes your weapon.
When
you've secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
If
short of everything but enemy, you're in a combat zone.
Professional
soldiers are predictable, the world is full of amateurs.
Make
it tough for the enemy to get in and you won't get out.
When
both sides are convinced they're losing, they're right.
If
you take more than your share of objectives, you'll have
more than your
fair share of objectives to take.
Beer
math: 2 beers times 37 men equal 49 cases.
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