Things To Remember While in Vietnam
- You are not Superman
- Recoilless rifles - aren't
- Suppressive fire - won't
- Don't look conspicuous - it draws fire
- Never draw fire - it irritates everyone near you
- If it's stupid but works - it's not stupid
- When in doubt - empty the magazine
- Never share a foxhole with someone braver than you
- Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder
- If your attack is going really well - it's an ambush
- All five second grenade fuses are three seconds
- Try to look unimportant - they might be low on ammo
- If you are forward of your position, the artillery will be short
- The enemy diversion you are ignoring, is the main attack
- The easy way is always mined
- The important things are simple
- The simple things are very hard
- If you are short of everything but enemy - you are in combat
- When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy
- Incoming fire has the right of way
- No combat ready unit ever passed an inspection
- Teamwork is essential, it give the enemy other people to shoot at
- If the enemy is in range - so are you
- Body count math is 2 VC + 1 NVA + 1 water buffalo = 37 enemy KIA
- Friendly fire - isn't
- Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing
- Tracers work both ways
- The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly
- Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately
- Both sides are convinced they are about to lose - they are both right
- Professionals are predictable - but the world is full of amateurs
- Murphy was a grunt
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