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The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: (a) when you're ready for them and (b) when you're not ready for them.
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Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately.
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Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.
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When both sides are convinced that they are about to lose, they are both right.
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Predicting victory before studying the terrain of the battlefield is as foolish as jumping off a cliff and then predicting its height.
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Wearing face paint doesn't mean you're conducting good training.
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The side with the simplest uniform wins!!
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Anything that comes in a crate stating its "ANTI" anything won't work as specified.
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There's nothing more dangerous than a Second Lieutenant and a Map.
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I can top that one.....

A COL with an idea!!
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Try to look unimportant; they may be low on ammo.
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Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last, and don't ever volunteer to do anything
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Five second fuses only last three seconds
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Priorities are man-made, not God-made.
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Forgiveness is God's function; ours is to arrange the meeting.
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Never fly in a cockpit with someone braver than you.
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Tracers work both ways
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Any ship can be a minesweeper ... once
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