紫心勋章（美国授予受伤士兵的勋章）证明你聪明到可以想出一个计划，愚蠢到尝试这个计划，并且幸运到活了下来。

87. Murphy was a grunt.

墨菲是个大头兵。（就是因为墨菲老是做错事，所以才叫墨菲法则嘛:-P）

88. Beer Math --> 2 beers times 37 men equals 49 cases.

啤酒数计算法：三十七人，每人两瓶，共要四十九箱。

作为军官最辛苦的一点是：士兵不知道他们想要什么，只知道他们不想要什么。

81. To steal information from a person is called plagiarism. To steal information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.

从一个人那里偷取信息叫剽窃，从敌人那里偷取信息叫搜集情报。

82. The weapon that usually jams when you need it the most is the M60.

在你最需要它的时候总是卡壳的武器是M60机枪。

89. Body count Math --> 3 guerrillas plus 1 probable plus 2 pigs equals 37 enemies killed in action.

歼敌数计算法：三名游击队员加一个可能再加两只猪，本次战斗共毙敌三十七人。

90. The bursting radius of a hand grenade is always one foot greater than your jumping range.

手榴弹的杀伤半径总是比你能扑出的距离多一英尺。

91. All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

83. The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else.

最适合某个工作的军官总是在这个职位已经被别人占据后一天调来。

85. The newest and least experienced soldier will usually win the Medal of Honor.

最新最没经验的士兵最可能获得荣誉奖章。（意思是“挂掉的人就会获得美国最高级勋章”）

86. A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan， stupid enough to try it， and lucky enough to survive.