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One of my sergeants used to say, when speaking of being in a particularly good situation, that the lucky person would be "shittin' in tall cotton."

Also, I once wrote a parody of an Army recruiting jingle.  It included the line:  "We felt like redhaired bastard stepkids of the National Guard!"

Sarge must had come from the cotton belt.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell