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ARMY SPECIAL FORCES train hard to develop foreign-language skills. During our six-month qualification course, we aspiring Green Berets sang tunes in German, Spanish, Russian and Thai as we marched between training areas. Soon we were searching for a new song, and one officer in our cadre taught us a robust African verse. As 50 voices chanted the lyrics, our boots pounded out the inspiring beat. Spirits soaring, we wanted to know what the motivating verse meant in English. Our well-traveled cohort called out, "It means you can now buy two pounds of fish in Zaire."

Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by John M. Clearwater

Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest.

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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" -- Isaiah 6:8