Military Prayers
Oraciones Militares

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Give me, my God, what you still have;
give me what no one asks for.
Dame, mi Dios, lo que aún tienes;
dame lo que otros no piden.

I do not ask for wealth, nor success,
nor even health.
No pido riquezas, ni fama,
ni siquiera salud.

People ask you so often, God, for all that,
that you cannot have any left.
La gente te pide esto tan a menudo, Dios,
que ya no debes tener más.

Give me, my God, what you still have.
Give me what people refuse to accept from you.
Dame, mi Dios, lo que aún tienes.
Dame lo que la gente no aceptaría de tí.

I want insecurity and disquietude;
I want turmoil and brawl.
Quiero inseguridad e inquietud;
Quiero incertidumbre y lucha.

And if you should give them to me,
my God, once and for all,
let me be sure to have them always,
for I will not always
have the courage to ask for them.
Y si acaso me concedieses esto a mi,
mi Dios, de una vez y por todas,
dame la seguridad de que siempre las obtendré,
para que así no siempre
tenga el valor para pedírtelas.

Almighty God Who art
the Author of Liberty and
the Champion of the oppressed
hear our prayer.
Dios Todopoderoso quien eres
el Autor de la Libertad y
el Campeón de los oprimidos
oye nuestra plegaria.

We the men of Special Forces,
acknowledge our dependence
upon Thee in the preservation of human freedom.
Go with us as we seek to defend the defenseless
and to free the enslaved.
Nosotros los hombres de las Fuerzas Especiales,
conocemos nuestra dependencia
de Ti en la preservación de la libertad de la humanidad.
Ve con nosotros mientras defendemos al indefenso
y liberamos al esclavizado.

May we ever remember that our nation,
whose oath "in God We Trust,"
expects that we shall requit ourselves with honor,
that we may never bring shame upon our faith,
our families, or our fellow men.
Que siempre recordemos que nuestra nación,
cuyo lema es "En Dios confiamos",
expera que nos llevemos con honor,
que nunca llevemos la verguenza a nuestra fe,
nuestras familias, y a nuestros compañeros.

Grant us wisdom from Thy mind,
courage from Thine heart,
and protection by Thine hand.
It is for Thee that we do battle,
and to thee belongs the victor's crown.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power and glory forever,
Danos sabiduria de Tu mente,
coraje de Tu corazón,
y protección de Tu mano.
Es por Ti que damos la batalla,
y Tuya es la corona de la victoria.
Porque Tuyo es el reino,
el poder y la gloria por siempre,

Amen!

1. You are not a superman.
2. If it's stupid but works, it's not stupid.
3. Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire.
4. When in doubt, empty your magazine.
5. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
6. Remember: Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
7. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
8. No plan survives the first contact intact.
9. All 5-second grenade fuses will burn out in 3.
10. Try to look unimportant. The enemy may be low on ammo.
11. If you are forward of your position the artillery will always fall short.
12. The important things are always simple.
13. The simple things are always hard.
14. The easy way is always mined.
15. If you are short of everything except enemy, you're in combat.
16. When you have secured an objective, don't forget to let the enemy know about it.
17. Incoming fire has the right of way.
18. If the enemy is in range, SO ARE YOU.
19. No combat ready unit ever passed inspection.
20. Beer math: two beers times 37 men equal 49 cases.
21. Body count math: two guerillas plus one portable plus two pigs equal 37 enemy KIA.
22. Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together.
23. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately.
24. Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing.
25. Tracers work both ways.
26. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
27. Make it tough for the enemy to get in any you can't get out.
28. If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share of objectives to take.
29. When both sides are convinced that they are about to lose, they are both right.
30. Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs.
31. Murphy was a grunt.

Fighting soldiers from the sky,
Fearless men who jump and die,
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret.

Silver wings upon their chests,
These are men, America's best,
One hundred men we'll test today,
But only three win the Green Beret.

Trained to live off nature's land,
Trained in combat, hand to hand,
Men who fight by night and day,
Courage take from the Green Beret.

Silver wings upon their chests,
These are men, America's best,
Men who mean just what they say,
The brave men of the Green Beret.

Back at home a young wife waits,
Her Green Beret has met his fate,
He has died for those oppressed,
Leaving her this last request:

Put silver wings on my son's chest,
Make him one of America's best,
He'll be a man they'll test one day,
Have him win the Green Beret.

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