Volume 23 No. 32
August 5, 2016
a little military humor
"Aim towards the Enemy."
-- Instruction printed on US Rocket Launcher

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."
-- U.S. Army

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground."
-- U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-- Infantry Journal

"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.

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."
-- U.S. Air Force Manual
 
"Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo."
-- Infantry Journal

"Tracers work both ways."
-- U.S. Army Ordnance

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds."
-- Infantry Journal

"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid."
-- Col. David Hackworth

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

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

"Any ship can be a minesweeper... once."
-- Anon

"Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do."
-- Unknown Army 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."
--U.S. Ammo Troop
hand in hand
When the young man appeared at the hospital room door, an overworked nurse came and quickly escorted him to the patient's bedside.  Leaning over and speaking loudly to the elderly patient, she said, "Your son is here."
 
With great effort, the patient's unfocused eyes opened, then flickered shut again.  The young man squeezed the aged hand in his and sat beside the bed.  Throughout the night he sat there, holding the old man's hand and whispering words of comfort.
 
Early in the morning the patient died.  In moments, hospital staff swarmed into the room to turn off machines and remove needles.  The nurse stepped over to the young man's side and began to offer sympathy, but he interrupted her.
 
"Who was that man?" he asked.  The startled nurse replied,
 
"I thought he was your father!"
 
"No, he was not my father," he answered.  "I never saw him before."
 
"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"
 
I realized he needed his son and his son wasn't here," the man explained.  "And since he was too sick to recognize that I was not his son, I knew he needed me."
 
Mother Teresa used to remind us that nobody should have to die alone.  Likewise, nobody should have to grieve alone or cry alone either.  Nor should anyone laugh alone or celebrate alone.  We are made to travel life's journey hand in hand.
 
There is someone ready to grasp your hand today.
 
And someone is hoping you will take theirs.
 
~Author Unknown~





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-H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." -Colin Powell 
 
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"Trying times are not times to quit trying."-Ray Owen

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