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Old 10-26-2004, 15:07   #1
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SOF mottos
Hi,

I start a thread about all SOF mottos around the world, or any other motto that is in the spirit of SOF.

There are fews:

Who Dares Wins. origin from "Qui Ose Gagne" (British SAS)
De Oppresso Liber. (US SF) (Ok I'm not a cock...., that's why I didnt put it first )
Facta non Verba. "Deeds, not words" (JTF-2, Canadian SOF)
Osons. (or "we dare") (former Canadian Airborne Regiment)
On Rit avec le Diable. "We laugh with the devil" (French, 6RPIMa)
Yesterday was the Last Easy Day. (US NAVY SEALS)
Follow Me. (US Infantry)
Win the Mind Win the Day.
Knowledge is Power.
Nous Défions. "We defy" ( WWII origin)
First in Last out.
You don't have to like it, you just have to do it. (origin: a book ...)
Could be worst. (universal)
Still having fun? (After a looonnnngggg run).

That`s it for now. your turn.
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Old 10-26-2004, 21:17   #2
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Molon Labe (come and get them)


Also, I believe that "Facta not Verba" translates to: Deeds not Words

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Old 10-26-2004, 21:59   #3
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Old 10-27-2004, 01:13   #4
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Isn't it "Opera Non Verba"?

I'm partial to "Fortes Fortuna Juvat" Fortune Favors the Brave.

"Fide et Fortitudine" By fidelity and fortitude
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Old 10-27-2004, 02:03   #5
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To Infinity and Beyond !!!!






Okay....I'll go and sit in a corner now.
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Old 10-27-2004, 03:33   #6
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"I pity the fool!"

"I love it when a plan comes together."

"Nuk nuk nuk!"
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Old 10-27-2004, 07:26   #7
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Old 10-27-2004, 08:02   #8
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"Five seconds of time fuze is long enough!"

"That MSD is just a suggestion."

"Don't worry, I have over 500 jumps and never had a problem doing it like that."

"Cold beer and trucks will be waiting on the drop zone gents."

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Old 10-27-2004, 09:03   #9
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"Five seconds of time fuze is long enough!"

"That MSD is just a suggestion."

"Don't worry, I have over 500 jumps and never had a problem doing it like that."

"Cold beer and trucks will be waiting on the drop zone gents."

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"..five more miles..."
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Old 10-27-2004, 09:20   #10
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The Finnish Laskuvarjojääkärikoulu/Airborne Jaeger School: "Excelsior"

With my non-existent Latin skills I would translate this as "Outdo yourself" or "Aim for excellence". Hope this makes some sense, my own unit does not seem to have a motto, just some old stories about fighting for Bulgarian Independence from the Osman Empire.
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"..five more miles..."
No, we used "just over the next hill...."

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Old 10-27-2004, 12:41   #12
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Follow Me. (US Infantry)
Swallow me! (US Army Infantry School)

"FIDO" (Fuck it, drive on)

"Night Stalkers Don't Quit" - 160th SOAR

"Rangers Lead the Way" - 75th Ranger Regiment

"Keiner sieht uns kommen. Keiner weiß, daß wir da sind. Und wenn unsere Mission beendet ist, gibt es keinen Beweis dafür, daß wir jemals da waren." - Kommando Spezialkräfte

"Qui ose gagne" - 1er RPIMa (successor to the French SAS of WW2)

"La muerte es el mejor premio al valiente y es el mejor castigo para el cpbarde" - Fuerzas Especiales Comandos, Dominican Republic

"Valientes por tierra y por mar" - Infanteria de Marina Espanola

"Legio Patria Nostra" - Foreign Legion

"Être et durer" - 3e RPIMa

"Au delà du possible" - 13e RDP

"Treue um Treue" - German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger)

"One for All, All for One" and "Remorseless, Pitiless, Fearless" - National Security Guards (India)

"Pedites pugnas decernent" ("Es sind die Infanteristen, die die Schlacht entscheiden"/"The Infantry decides the battle") - German Army infantry

"Come folgore dal cielo...come nembo di tempesta" - Italian paratroopers

"Della folgore l'impeto" - 9° reggimento d'assalto paracadutisti "Col Moschin"
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Old 10-28-2004, 18:23   #13
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Another one,
"They said it was Light Infantry".
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Old 10-29-2004, 22:22   #14
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No, we used "just over the next hill...."

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God knows we heard that enough times!!
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