Famous Quotes by and about Marines


-"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines:  Marines and those who have met them in battle.  Everyone else has a second-hand opinion"   

                                                 Unknown

-"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference.  The Marines don't have that problem"
                                                 President Ronald Reagan

-"The Marines have landed and the situation is well in hand"  
 
                                                 Richard Harding Davis

-"We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!"
                                                 General John Vessey, Chairman JCS

-"Retreat hell! We just got here!"  

                                                 Captain Lloyd Williams, USMC

-"We're not retreating, Hell! We're just attacking in a different direction!"  

                                                 General Oliver Smith USMC

-"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of MARINES. LORD, how they could fight!"
                                                                                         
                                                 Major General Frank Lowe, U.S. Army

-"Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency: we are winning!"
                                                                                        
                                                 Colonel David M. Shoup, USMC

-"I have just returned from visiting the MARINES at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"
                                                                                        
                                                 General Douglas MaCarthur

-"Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?"  

                                                 Gunnery Sergeant Dan Daly, USMC

-"I can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence."
                                                                                         
                                                 General Johnson, U.S. Army

-"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a MARINE CORPS for the next 500 years."
                                                                                        
                                                 James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy

-"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"  

                                                 General "Blackjack" Pershing U.S. Army

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Posted by Leading Marines.com at 6/9/2009 5:02 PM
Categories: Legacy,General Leadership
Tags: USMC Quotes Marines
 

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  • 6/15/2009 10:40 PM JMH wrote:
    "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"
    — Eleanor Roosevelt
    From USMCWives
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