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The sign along the road at the Marine base in Habbaniya advises that the speed limit is 5.56 mph.

It helps to know that the M-16 assault rifle uses 5.56-millimeter ammunition. Marine humor. Hey, they’re infantry, not stand-up comedians.

— Tony Perry at Habbaniya