“If you see a bomb technician running, follow him.”
– USAF Ammo Troop
“Never trade luck for skill.”
“If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, it’s about to.”
“It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.”
– U.S. Air Force Manual
“Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.”
– General MacArthur
“You, you, and you … Panic. The rest of you, come with me.”
– U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
“Five second fuses only last three seconds.”
– Infantry Journal
“Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.”
– Unknown Marine Recruit
“Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.”
– Unknown source
“The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re on fire.”
“If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it’s probably a helicopter — and therefore, unsafe.”