Spot the error from an AP cutline:
Odong Obong, barely 3 days old, is tended to by his mother as he lays under a mosquito net in a hospital ward in Akobo, Southern Sudan, on Thursday.
And here are select military quotes, with plenty of civilian applications, from reader Jack in a forwarded e-mail:
"If the enemy is in range, so are you." — Infantry Journal
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed." — U.S. Air Force Manual
"Tracers work both ways." — U.S. Army Ordnance Manual
"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." — Maritime Ops Manual
"Never tell the platoon sergeant you have nothing to do." — unknown Marine recruit
"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him." — USAF Ammo Troop
"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash." — Multi-Engine Training Manual
"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; but If ATC screws up ... the pilot dies." — Sign over control tower door
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