War Stories

		War Stories
Back to Current Events Why you should brush your teeth Quips & Quotes Lafayette Marine Injured in Iraq Proud American Do Marines Love Their Jobs?		As the story goes (as told by Rex) there was this certain Corporal that he went to DI school with and he was the assigned "gofer" for the other NCO'S as the need arose. Go get some coffee or go get us some water, etc, etc. After class this certain Corporal (only Corporal in DI School at the time) would stand in front of a mirror barking off commands. I can't help but wonder if the mirror ever carried out one of his commands. I don't really know what this Corporal's name is but his initials are "Bobby Hill!" Who knows, maybe this story will "spark" a follow up story from this Corporal! You will like these! An elderly American gentleman arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he fumbled for his passport. "you'ave been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. The old gent admitted he had been to France previously. "Zen, you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready for inspection." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "impossible! You Americans always "ave to show your passports on arrival in France!" The American senior citizen gave the Frenchman a long, hard look. Then he quietly explained, "When I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to." Military Quotes "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 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 prevention maintenance "IT IS GENERALLY INADVISABLE TO EJECT DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA YOU JUST BOMBED." -US. Air Force manual "TRY TO LOOK UNIMPORTANT; THE ENEMY 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." -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." -Anon "NEVER TELL THE PLATOON SERGEANT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO." -Unknown Marine Recruit "DON'T DRAW FIRE; IT IRRITATES THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU." -Infantry Journal IF YOU SEE A BOMB TECHNICIAN RUNNING, TRY TO KEEP UP WITH HIM." -U.S.A.F. Ammo Troop James Madison James Madison, the 4th President, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement: "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." Get Even Get even, grow old enough to be a problem to your children. Payback is Hell...