“The Seconds that tick as the clock moves along Are Privates who march with a spirit so strong. The Minutes are Captains. The Hours of the day Are Officers brave, who lead on to the fray. So, remember, when tempted to loiter and dream You've an army at hand; your command is supreme; And question yourself, as it goes on review-- Had it helped in the fight with the best it could do?” DreamHandsRememberMovingSpiritFightingStrongHoursMinutesGoes OnArmyBraveSupremeCommandClockMarchReviewsSecondsOfficersCaptainsTemptedRemember WhenTickFray Author:Philander Chase Johnson
“When I was in my routine training for the Israeli army as a teenager, they discovered completely by chance that I was a lethal sniper. I could hit the target smack in the center further away than anyone could believe. Not just that, even though I was tiny and not even much of an athlete, I was incredibly accurate throwing hand grenades too. Even today I can load a Sten automatic rifle in a single minute, blindfolded.” BelieveI CanHandsTodayChanceMinutesTrainingArmyAthleteTinyTeenagerTargetRoutineThrowingAccurateLoadIsraeliRiflesSmackGrenadeBlindfoldedSnipersIsraeli Army Author:Ruth Westheimer
“The medics generally see the worst of the worst. They see everything. They're working on their friends, and they're working on their enemy. The person that was just firing at them, trying to kill them, five minutes ago, if an Army medic stumbles upon him and he's still alive, he just goes to save his life.” IfsTryingPersonsStillsEnemyFiveAliveMinutesWorstArmyFive MinutesFiringStumble UponMedics Author:Brendan Fehr
“First developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.” FirstsFormMinutesWeaponsSkinsArmyContactAgentsNervesExposureLiquidRespiratory Author:Barton Gellman
“I'm still suffering from shock from the last war. I was almost drafted! Luckily I was wounded while taking the physical. When I reached the psychiatrist, I said, Give me a gun, I'll wipe out the whole German Army in five minutes. He said, You're crazy! I said, Write it down!” GivingWritingSaidStillsWarWholeLastsSufferingFiveCrazyMinutesGunGive MeArmyShockWoundedFive MinutesWipePsychiatrist Author:Jackie Mason
“Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world.” WorldFightingAbilityFiveMinutesVictoryArmyFive Minutes Author:Duke of Wellington